In the year that passed between Emma’s goodbye to her family and friends and Hook showing up at her doorstep, Hook will have made the acquaintance of a new pirate, Blackbeard (played by former V star Charles Mesure)…but the two aren’t exactly buddies.
That confirms that Blackbeard is a pirate whom Hook meets during the lost year rather than prior or during the first curse.
“I think it is safe to say there is a significant story that is being launched by [Belle and Neal]‘s scenes in the first episode [back],” Horowitz previewed. “And on the flip side, [where she is in the present] will reflect what you’re going to see us explore in the past. And we’re going to be seeing more Belle iconography in the form of Lumière, the candle, who will be showing up soon.”
Belle fans again should be very happy to hear this. I know I am! 🙂
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy