Is ‘Once Upon a Time’ season 4, episode 17 new tonight on ABC?

One of the nice things about the way that ABC has programmed “Once Upon a Time” the past two seasons is that you get very few in the way of long breaks. That means that you get a chance to see many consecutive episodes, and you never have to worry a great deal about sitting around and waiting to see what the producers have in store for you next other than that long hiatus between December and March.

Unfortunately, what we do have tonight is a rare break in the action, similar to the one taken in the fall due to the American Music Awards. There is no new episode of the series airing tonight, as ABC will be airing instead a repeat of the film “The Ten Commandments.” This is something that they’ve done for many years, though tonight they have more competition coming in the form of “A.D.,” the long-awaited limited series that is premiering over on NBC.

When the series does eventually return, one of the things that you can expect to see is an episode entitled “Heart of Gold” that teaches you a little more of Robin Hood’s history, but also a few surprises courtesy of the return of Rebecca Mader as Zelena. The Queens of Darkness are going to continue to pursue getting a better ending for themselves, but the one person who can help them in the Author is currently in hiding. Given how many people are out for his “help” right now, can you really blame him?

With this episode airing next week, we imagine that a whole lot more information will come out in the days ahead.

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