That confirms that Blackbeard is a pirate whom Hook meets during the lost year rather than prior or during the first curse.
It does seem to confirm that, but I’m wondering if that was stated as fact, or is just speculation from a reporter who didn’t even entertain the thought that he might be in a way back flashback instead? The actual quote from Eddy didn’t clarify the t-word.
“And we’ll see a little bit of King Leopold when he was younger, and how there were some interactions between him and the other characters that you may or may not have expect.”
We know he’s gonna be interacting with Cora, but “characters“? Guess he probably had a Rumple run in too, because everyone gets one of those, but that wouldn’t classify as “you may or may not have expected”. Maybe Blue helped steer him towards Eva? Or vice versa? Maybe that’s how Blue and Eva met?
“But she will see that tattoo [that she knows belongs to the man who could bring her the best shot at happiness],” Kitsis previewed. “And it will definitely have an effect on her.”
Well crap. Guess I can deal with her seeing it if it happens in FTL but they don’t get together until SB, by which point she’s forgotten about his tatt.
“And I think this year, we’re going to start to see her come into her own by using her brain. She’s going to be a hero that will reach for a book or use her intelligence more than a sword.”
Their use of “brain” made me think Scarecrow. Not that I expect her to be the Scarecrow, but she could be a present day parallel to the Scarecrow. Anyway, it does sound like Belle’s gonna kick some arse in S3B, which will be great to see.