5x08 & 5X09 'Birth' & 'The Bear King'
{AIRS: 15th November, 2015}

In the first hour – “Birth”– Tensions in Camelot come to a head when Merlin, now under
Arthur's control, delivers an ultimatum to Emma: hand over the Dark One dagger and the
Promethean spark or he will kill her entire family. Refusing to give in, Emma and our
heroes face off against Arthur, Merlin, and Zelena in an epic battle of magic and will. Just
when the end is in sight, Emma is forced to make a gut-wrenching choice that no one saw
coming. Back in Storybrooke, Zelena’s pregnancy mysteriously accelerates and Hook goes
to new and desperate lengths to get answers from the Dark Swan.

In the second hour – “The Bear King”– Zelena and Arthur journey to DunBroch on a mission
to retrieve an enchanted relic that will provide the advantage they need to vanquish Emma
and our heroes. Their path will cross with Merida’s, who is on a journey of her own to pay
a debt that her father, King Fergus, owed to the Witch when he died. Merida enlists the
help of two friends, Mulan and Ruby, but, in order to satisfy the Witch and save DunBroch,
she first must discover the identity of the knight who killed her father. In flashbacks, Merida
learns about bravery and honor as she trains for combat and rides alongside Fergus
into the infamous battle that claims his life.