Reply To: Emma + Baelfire = Swanfire

This is the Swanfire safe-haven of the thread, which was started back at the end of S2. For the whole summer and first half of S3a there was a lot of hope, joy, and love for Neal/Emma and the show as a whole going on here. Some of us even kept hope until the end of S3b, knowing there would be time-traveling. It seemed like there were narrative hints that Neal might come back in the S3 finale. Yet, then the S3 finale happened (something Adam and Eddy called “epic wish fulfillment“), and most of us ceased believing in Adam’s #HOPE shtick. The terrible thing that happened in 3×15 meant that many fans of Neal became disenchanted with the show as a whole. A lot of us remain because of the forum friendships formed during the disappointment of that loss. This being a safe-space means we rant about a show that used to bring us joy but no longer does. Many people remain in the forum, and even enjoy commiserating together. So, people may seem negative here, but most people contain their frustration to this particular thread. People are free to ignore the thread.