@RumplesGirl wrote:
I really don’t think Whale is that important that they would make him two characters. I think all the talk of the ruby slippers and Jeffersn’s “off we shall go to see him” were (not so subtle) misdirection that will be revisited later.
The more I think about it, the less I think he’ll also be Wizard of Oz, and the more I think that dialogue was just misdirection…but possibly not done randomly…
If Jefferson has just been to Oz, and brought Victor back from there, it could be because Victor was there looking for the Wizard who is rumoured to give hearts to people, (and tinmen). Jefferson could have already been working for Victor, having taken him to Oz to find the Wizard. Then Rumple got wind of that job and also employed Jefferson, proposing the 3 way deal where Jefferson would bring Victor back to FTL and they’d all end up getting what they wanted.