Once Upon a Time returned with new episodes this week and we got a peek into Rumpelstiltskin's past.  As it turns out, he was once a war deserter, who went on to live a quiet life with his young son.  But when soldiers came into his town to draft young children for the ogre wars, he tried to flee to save his son.  Unfortunately, he was caught and forced to turn back. But a chance meeting with an old beggar led him to learn about a valuable power source.  He obtained it and took the first step to become the Rumple that we know he becomes.

Meanwhile, back in Storybrooke, Emma was still reeling from Graham's death two weeks earlier. Mr. Gold encouraged her to run for the position of sheriff after Regina fired her and wanted to appoint Sidney Glass in the position. With Mr. Gold's backing, Emma decided to become a candidate.  But Mr. Gold chose to start an explosion in the mayor's office to fight dirty and set Emma up as a hero.  Emma found out and was abhorred by his tactics and later told the town the truth about what happened.  As it turns out, the townspeople appreciated the honesty and made Emma the sheriff.  For more details about this week's episode, read our full recap and review.

A new episode of Once Upon a Time will be airing next weekend on January 15.  In the episode, titled "True North", the Evil Queen will come across Hansel and Gretel in the fairytale world.  After convincing them to steal an important artifact from a blind witch, it looks like the children end up in danger.  In Storybrooke, Emma comes across the real world counterparts of Hansel and Gretel, who are homeless.  Emma makes a point to help the children find their father so they can avoid going into the foster care system.

Watch a trailer below for the January 15 episode of Once Upon a Time, airing at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC.  You can also view photos for the episode here.