Re: Impostors!

@Phee wrote:

I do agree that it’d be perfect symmetry for them to have Snow’s kiss wake him, but I still think the pic in the street doesn’t jive with that happening. For me, that pic looks like it was the whole bunch of them gathered wherever the portal was, and this is their triumphant return to town. It doesn’t seem like they made a pit stop somewhere to wake Charming up on the way, and then all went back to walking down the main street. Maybe I’m reading the photo wrong though, time will tell. Henry’s dressed the same in that pic as he is in the promo when he’s at the well with Regina and Rumple, so the scene in the street must come directly after that happens.

I read it differently, but I could be wrong, too. Henry could be wearing the same outfit in the pic as in the promo because immediately after Emma and Snow arrive through the portal, Henry greets them and tells Snow where Charming is sleeping. Without having time to change clothes, Henry, Emma, and Snow all go to Mr. Gold’s shop where Snow kisses Charming awake. Voilà, the happy family is reunited and they all parade arm in arm down main street, where they’re joined by their close friends the dwarves, Ruby, and Granny.

I could see Henry becoming so worried about Charming not waking up that he’ll kiss him in the hope it’ll work like when Emma woke him. They’ve established that true love’s kiss can be between family, so I could buy it if they did that again, with Henry paying it forward.

Yeah, that is a definite possibility and would be cute to see. I just think the writers will keep the iconic true-love’s-kiss scene between Snow and Charming since they’ve been keeping the couple apart all of S2.

The interview bits do make it sound as though everyone is back. Whenever I thought of the imposter theory, I figured it wouldn’t be that long between the impostors showing up and then the real Snow and Emma following though, so I’d imagined there’d be two portal arrivals only a couple of eps apart, and depending on when the interviews were done, that could still potentially fit.

The article was published on Nov. 25, but the interview seems to be about events that happen in 2×9 or 2×10, based on the BTS pictures of Jennifer and Ginny on the SB set. I understand what you mean about there possibly being 2 separate realm-jumping events, I just think Emma and Snow make it to SB before Hook and Cora. The spoiler pictures of Hook with Smee in SB are from 2×11 or 2×12. I read a theory (sorry, can't find it now) in which Emma and Snow come via the well-portal whereas Killian and Cora arrive via Hook's ship. There were also BTS shots of Cora and Hook on a ship, so it could well be the case. Perhaps the ship pulls into SB's port after they are blocked by Gold and Regina from using the well as a portal.