Re: Multiple MRJ interviews on SwanFire and 21/22

@RumplesGirl wrote:

Lemme poke a small hole. Is SB's existence tied to Neal if SB came into existence before Bae came to our world?

Well, according to the promos for 2×21, it looks like young Baelfire did come to our world first (though perhaps not if it's Literary London rather than actual historical London). If that's the case, then Bae would have been in our world well before SB was ever created, even though Bae ended up in NL for a few centuries. Then, Baelfire came back.

Even if SB predates Bae coming to our world, I still don't think it would matter. The point of SB was to find Bae, who was alive, just in another world. SB was created to find Bae. As long as Bae is living, the town would exist.

The hefty price of enacting the dark curse really has yet to be paid, so can Rumple really keep Bae? I don't think he can as long as Rumple chooses magic over his son. (Sidenote, that is where Mr. Gold choosing to spare Henry could be his “undoing” since maybe Tamara steals his magic and he's no longer the Dark One).

OR is Neal's existence tied to SB? If SB starts to disappear does his soul leave because of that?

I don't think Neal's actual existence (i.e. his soul) is tied to SB, but his location in our world could be tied to SB. So, just a guess here, but yes, SB vanishing could be what triggers the exit of Neal's essence (i.e. his soul) from our world, since now the “goal” of SB has been fulfilled. Bae has been found. That fact alone could be enough, so that if SB were destroyed, Neal couldn't exist in our world, and his soul would be transported to the realm where Philip's soul went.