Just when we thought the heroes earned their happy ending in the mid-season finale "Going Home," the show hit the reset button in the best way possible. Once Upon A Time Season 3 Was Less than Magical

The discovery that Pan was actually Rumplestiltskin’s father, Malcolm, was easily one of the show’s best-executed twists.

The Best of Both Worlds: Why Season 3 is the Peak of Once Upon a Time

If you ask any Oncer which season truly defined the series, you’re likely to get a passionate defense of Season 3. Split into two distinct, high-stakes arcs—the dark jungles of Neverland and the emerald glow of Oz—this season took the show’s "family first" mantra and pushed it to its absolute breaking point.