Would Emma count? Even though Hook loves her – she is not yet his. Does possession of said love count? The reason I’m still leaning towards the JR theories are 1. its missing 2. no people are missing. every’s loved ones are still there as far as I can tell. Anyone notice missing people?
Well, you can’t get much more missing than dead (grin). I would say Neal qualifies.
Especially if the magic half of the Neal/Rumple was doing the actual casting. Existing in Rumple’s body, only one heart would be necessary to sustain them. But Neal’s brain still functioned perfectly. The minute he left Rumples physical body, he died. No heart. He, through Rumple, used it to cast the reset curse and send everyone back to Storybrooke (give them a fighting chance against Zelena because Emma could get there, if Hook could get to her in NYC.), and make the ultimate sacrifice for *ahem* the completion of his redemption arc* , thus die a real hero <--- sound vaguely familiar a plot suggestion for ...someone?!! The real irony is dying a hero while using a villlian's body! Emma wouldn't count since Hook didn't cast the curse. BUT, giving up the Jolly Roger is still quite possible in exchange for realm passage to NYC :)[/spoiler] Anyway, just an idea. The others were taxing my brain too much! And thank-you, rumplegoldfan 🙂 It is nice to know my ravings can be understood 😉
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