sjm wrote:I went back to watch the second promo. Mr. Gold is talking about magic coming with a price. We don’t see who he is talking with though. I guess I am assuming she comes to the shop to get the hat and he has a talk with her. Maybe he has a small quantity of magic left as well, or maybe he helps her find some; but one thing about Mr. Gold is he realizes that things seldom go as planned. He knows there is a price with all magic. Whether or not he sees what is going to happen I cannot say, but I do believe he wants Emma to believe in the end, and is willing to risk the hat for the possibility of something happening that might make that work.
I agree with this assessment of Mr. Gold’s motivations in possibly giving the hat to Regina when she comes calling. It seems like Mr. Gold, who always can read people and still get what he wants, desires for Emma to believe most of all. If he suspects Regina of trying to use the hat to retrieve a poisoned apple, he possibly could anticipate that Henry would intercept the apple, eat it, and thus cause Emma to use her magic to awaken Henry and believe. If that is so, Mr. Gold would be even more impressive than before!
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