Once Upon a Time Season 2 Winter Preview: Will the Characters Go Back to the Enchanted Forest? (VIDEO) Tweet December 27, 2012 at 12:17PM EST by Rebecca Martin Credit: YouTube The first half of Once Upon a Time Season 2 ended with a bang with Season 2, Episode 9: “Queen of Hearts,” but based on this new preview for the second half of the season, the drama has barely gotten started. Once Upon a Time Season 2 returns on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.