I am prepared for disappointment, but I know the level of spin in the fandom is so huge that we often aren’t on the same page. So we must wait. We’ve done it before. Emma loves Neal. She may not realize that without her memories, or just staring at a dreamcatcher, but Belle didn’t remember just seeing Chip. Magic is complicated and Emma’s emotions are even more so. There’s a lot going on because the writers do seem to be setting something unusual up based on Monkey Walsh–it’s so parallel to Tamara. Let’s just wait and see what unfolds.
“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