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Legit question I forgot to put in my review – David and Snow were obviously supposed to be 28 years older. Why does Robin not look older?

Was Robin in a sleeping curse? Did he have some time in the land of untold stories? What happened to Roland? I have all the questions about this episode! Plus when did it become March and a three month hiatus again? I thought it was going to be a shorter hiatus this year. I’ve missed something.

Because Emma’s brain knew her parents had to be older, they had to age because she was never the Savior and she lived with them and she had Henry. Robin is still the age he was in the EF because he didn’t need to age. I feel it’s all compensating for what Emma needed to see to believe the fake world and stay there forever.

I know, you are most likely right. I saw your post about logic regarding Bae and how all that happened. You are probably 100% right, not disagreeing at all, not really. I just like things to have reasons. I’m one of those really irritating people that will search for logic even when there isn’t any.

Although I suppose your answer is actually the most logical. You are being very reasonable and I’m not. I just … want more /hides and now the hiatus is super long again, I have time to think up crazy theories.

Like they said they banished the Evil Queen so she could never return – banished probably doesn’t mean killed. So is she still out there? Is she under a sleeping curse? What did they do with her? Is Regina hoping to bring fake Robin back to the real world? Is she going to bring fake Robin and fake Regina together, so that true love can win out in this alternate fake world? I’m sorry, I’ll stop. This is just a bit of fun 🙂

That’s totally fine. I mean you can want more explanation, I’m just saying that the posts I’m seeing that are dragging the episode because there’s no explanations for this stuff are sort of pointless because y’all are never going to get these explanations. The show doesn’t have to because some of this is just not important and not really a part of the story. It’s references and acknowledgements of history and characters to round out the world and to let fans know that these people and things aren’t forgotten. It’s all there to support Emma believing what she is seeing and experiencing and staying in the AU world. It’s not that she’s stopped being the Savior, because I don’t think Aladdin’s genie powers and a wish can actually do that. But what it did do was create a world where she didn’t have to be and believed she wasn’t.

But by all means, use this stuff as fodder for fics and metas and whatever. Don’t let whatever I see deter from that. It’s just that once again some people in the OUAT fandom need to let some shit go. It was a great episode. Don’t hate on the whole thing because one or two insignificant things don’t have an answer you like. (You being the fandom collective and/or the people who made the posts I’ve seen.)

Ah ok I understand now. I’m probably a bit odd with my opinion on this. I would never drag the show for not explaining these things. I don’t expect any answers – ever. Would I like answers? Yeah, but the answers aren’t important. The fun is in the speculation.

The show doesn’t have the time to explain everything, there’s only 40 minutes per episode. Filling in the blanks is what I enjoy most about Once, it really fires my imagination, that’s what makes it my favorite currently airing show. Plus if they never tell us, then all that is left is pure potential. We can have all the options we want and everyone can be happy.

I love theorizing. Maybe it’s a writer thing, but I just love going “what if?” and imagining as many possibilities as I can. The only thing better is if other people want to join in, and then they’ll have ideas I’d not thought about. That’s one of the things I love about fandom, reading all the theories I would never have dreamed up. This is probably why I don’t know anyone in real life who will discuss shows with me, I could exhaust anyone with how much I love to theorize and debate.

Anyway, I loved 6.10 which is why I’m overthinking everything about it. This is what I do when I love something – when I care. I get all excited and want to talk about it 🙂

You may or may not have noticed that I didn’t blog about the episode last week. The reason for that is because I didn’t watch it. I had access to the episode from Monday which I was supremely grateful for. However, I’d thoroughly spoiled myself with the liveblog, and the gifsets, and I just couldn’t face it. I didn’t want to watch the scenes with full sound and picture. I felt an incredible disconnect between what I felt, and what it was clear the writers wanted me to feel.

Anyway, when I woke up this morning I had a message saying episode 10 was amazing, which was the best news we’ve had all season. So I steered clear of tumblr to remain unspoiled for 6.10 – I wanted to see for myself and yikes, they really weren’t kidding. My expectations were admittedly low but well they have said repeatedly about “darkest before dawn” and this was like a ray of sunshine and sweet merlin we needed the boost. I might have got a bit incoherent because I was just so damn excited.

Spoilers for 6.09 and 6.10 under the cut and boy was 6.10 amazing!

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BellegoldWhat do you guys suppose Rumple is up to if the AU has no villains? Is he just chilling, using magic to keep the crops growing or something?

ouatwatcherMy theory is he is still in the jail snowing trapped him in…but who knows. For all we know he is the court jester

rumbelleluvWell I think in the promo for next ep he was still in the Snowing jail. So I bet you are right about that.  It’s just weird how they worded it.  And I can’t think that he stays in the jail the whole episode/length of the AU.  I’m pretty sure there were pics of him outside in EF form so somehow he must get out.

ouatwatcherI just want to know how Henry was born without Emma meeting Bae in the Land Without Magic. (And is Belle also still trapped in a cell?)

rumbelleluvThose are the 2 things I am worried about. I am worried about how they will explain Henry since obviously Emma was unable to meet Bae. I am also worried about Belle too. I have to think she’ll be in the AU also but I don’t know how. I would think in the beginning she is still trapped by Regina but if no curse happens then that is the divergence point and I am sure she would be freed

scribbles-by-kateI’m not expecting to see Belle in the AU at all, though it’s possible she gets a mention. If we do see her, it’ll be a nice surprise.

And I wouldn’t worry about Henry. He has to be Bae and Emma’s son because that’s how biology works. He can’t be Hook’s son because they would need a different actor for Henry. I’m guessing Bae got back to the Enchanted Forest somehow, met Emma, and they had Henry, and then Bae still died.

rumbelleluvI guess I just don’t have faith that they wont change Henry’s father in the AU and have us “suspend our belief” because its temporary. The other option I saw someone mention before (can’t remember who) is that Henry in the AU might just play the role of a random knight. That I could find more believable in an AU then changing one of his parents.

Maybe you are right though and they will find some way to say he got back to the EF somehow long enough to meet Emma and have Henry. That would be my ideal option I just have a hard time working it out in my head.

I’m wondering if it’s like the Heroes and Villains AU, so the Henry we see in knight costume, is actually our Henry undercover. It looked like in the promo, the Regina from our reality crossed over, why not Henry as well? That would solve the parent problem, and mean the writers wouldn’t have to acknowledge/reference Neal at all.

Perhaps Henry’s role is to get close to Princess Emma, and try and get her to believe in herself again, so as to end ‘the wish’ and return everything to normal. That could well be Hook’s role as well. So Hook in the AU is from the show’s reality, as I can’t see how AU!Captain Hook and Princess Emma would cross paths, especially because AU Hook should still be on his revenge crusade against Rumple.