@hjbau wrote:
I actually think that the person who said the first two episodes might have been filmed out of order might be right. In the picture it seems like Red and Granny might be wearing what they were wearing when they got their memories back whereas in the pictures from last week they were wearing different clothes and it seems like Emma and Snow are missing.
Yes, I believe this is true because of the posts on Tumblr that they’re wearing what they were wearing in the last episode. Plus, it also explains why Emma and Snow were missing in the “first” episode, because something happens to them in the actual first episode that causes them to disappear. Charming thinks it has to do with Jefferson, so he chases after him whether it does or not I’m not sure. Henry thinks that Regina is behind it and sneaks back into his old house trying to find what Regina did to Emma and Snow.
I don’t really know if Regina was behind Emma’s and Snow’s disappearance, but it seems likely. I don’t know if they land in Wonderland, but I believe they did because I think Cora is the Queen of Hearts there. I think Wonderland ties in with the “first” episode only because Barbara Hershey and Bailee Madison were nearby. I just hope that Emma and Snow aren’t trapped their for more than one episode.
Anyhow, in this past Sunday’s chat, there was some discussion about the character centered episodes for next season and in which order, so this is just my theory based on the limited spoilers now.
First Episode: I think this is the episode that is being filmed now. While it would make sense to be an Emma episode right off the bat, I’m guessing it will be a Snowing episode mostly, because the spoilers about Prince Phillip and Aurora sound a little bit like Snowing’s story. Plus, I’m guessing Mulan being involved will tie in with the take back the kingdom line.
Second Episode: I think this is a Regina episode since I think this is the episode that Barbara Hershey and Bailee Madison are going to be in. I don’t know if they were trying to throw off fans of the show by making it seem like this episode was the first episode or if it had something to do with the availability of someone like Barbara Hershey or Sebastian Stan.
Third Episode: If the first episode is a Snowing episode, then I think this will be an Emma episode, or vice versa. All I have to go by is the casting call for Lancelot, but based on this,
The casting call described him as “Male, African-American, British accent, late 20s to early 30s. A sword-for-hire, he’s one of the most dangerous men in Fairy Tale Land, because he’s a man with nothing to lose. In his tragic past, he was torn from his true love and banished from the king and country he served. Though he says he now serves only himself and his fee, he can’t help but be guided by his sense of honor, the memory of the man he once was and his true nobility.
I think it might be an Emma-centric episode because she’s similar to Lancelot in that she’s a “gun-for-hire” in some respects, certainly one of the most dangerous women in Storybrooke, and did have nothing to lose at one point. Of course, there’s her tragic past that she has where she was sent away from her world to protect her, which isn’t the same as being banished, but to her low esteem self she probably won’t be really ready to accept that her parents were trying to protect her yet.
Fourth Episode: This has to be a Rumple-centric episode based on casting calls for Beaman, which makes me think that it’s even more likely that Milha has got to be Rumple’s ex and Bae’s mom since this should be a Rumple-centric episode.