Read the description of the upcoming Once Upon a Time episode “The Crocodile,” which has been released by ABC.

After the premiere episode, in which Belle made the decision to stay with Rumpelstiltskin despite the fact that he is, in his own words, “still a monster,” Rumbelle fans may have hoped that the couple had earned a bit of a respite. After all, Regina will presumably be distracted by helping Henry get back Emma and Snow.

But already the fourth episode of the season will see new problems for the fan-favourite pairing. The official description released for 2×04 “The Crocodile” reads:

Belle threatens to leave Mr. Gold if he doesn’t change his ways; the dwarves try to find fairy dust in the Storybrooke mine; Rumplestiltskin tries to save his wife from a band of pirates.

We wonder if this will be the first appearance of Captain Hook (played by Colin O’Donoghue), or if he’ll make a surprise appearance in the next two episodes. It’ll also be really interesting to finally meet Rumpelstiltskin’s wife (and Bae’s mother).

What did you think about the first episode of season 2? It definitely held a lot of surprises, and we can’t wait to see Snow White and Emma in fairytale land, presumably working with Mulan and Princess Aurora! Join the discussion of the episode here or over on the Hypable forums!

And don’t forget that Hypable’s Once Upon a Time podcast Onceable will offer a complete rundown and thorough analysis of the first episode! We’ll discuss the mysterious first appearance of Michael Raymond-James’ character, theorise about the identity of Dr. Whale, talk about all the new developments, relationships, and much more.

The next episode of Once Upon a Time is entitled “We Are Both,” and will give us another piece of Regina’s backstory, revealing how she first met Mr. Gold!