after all, someone’s gotta come home to Em(ma) & Henry. (Perhaps that may turn out to be a dropped storyline, but no one will convince me ever that it was not intentional.)
Exactly.
What wouldn’t make sense: Mirroring other parts of the classic Oz story by making SB residents represent the classic characters, but NOT have a Dorothy-esque character returning home to a Henry and an Em(ma).
What would make sense: Having someone in Henry and Em(ma)’s family torn away from them, and have that person eventually find their way home.
What wouldn’t make sense: Showing contempt for their original characters and the overall message of the show, all of which they’ve spent 2.5 seasons developing, which is a LOT of work on their part.
What would make sense: Confirming their heroine as part of a TL couple, then tear them apart and make it seem impossible for them to be together, but then have their heroine find a way to drag her TL out of the pit of hell he’s been banished to.
What wouldn’t make sense: The kings of #nospoilers releasing a spoiler about a definite death of one of their main characters way in advance.
What would make sense: The kings of #nospoilers knowing that spoilers get out there no matter what, so they release this one so that when Neal appears 100% dead everyone assumes that was it, meaning that the actual 100% death in the finale remains unspoiled because they totally trolled the fandom.
Don’t misunderstand, I am slowly forging towards acceptance & am not putting stake in any crack theories. I have plenty though, it would be 0% difficult for the writers to undo this if they so choose. I don’t think that’s where they are going, but I think there is enough weirdness that door is not slammed shut.
Excellent way to explain my current mindset, yes.