@AngieBelle wrote:
The prophecy is so vague and could be interpreted in so many ways. Not only do we not know exactly what “undoing” means, but we don’t know how it might happen. It could be an action of Henry’s that is his undoing, but it could also be that saving Henry is his undoing or harming him is his undoing. It could also be his fear of him or worrying about him. Getting Henry out of the way could be the cause itself!
If it is what will be and not what could be, then there’s no way he can escape it- it will happen regardless.
I agree that Gold is having a powerful internal struggle- he doesn’t want to hurt Henry but he doesn’t trust himself.
Good points! I would hope Rumpel is aware of the twists of fate enough to realize by now he cannot escape some things, but he can choose his actions and what sort of man he wants to be. If he will be undone either way, I hope he decides he is going to do what he can to make things right with Bae, protect Henry, and be the man Belle saw, not the man Regina tempts him to be with Lacey.
Of course, Regina pushing his buttons that way is interesting-she is playing with fire for Henry but does not know it. She probably just thought to stir things up so Gold can’t play the kindly grandpa. She doesn’t like Henry having others to love beside her. If Lacey pushes Gold to snap, then in a way the prophecy would be fulfilled because Regina made Lacey in response to learning of Henry’s connection to Rumple. So much for Snow’s hope that the family connection would “Mellow everyone out!”. It might have just made everything get far more complex and bumpy.
“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass