[x] I think this is a highly meaningful moment, and very much a foreshadowing of what’s to come. Emma has always been looking for home, and the first person who ever made her feel like she was almost there was Neal. Their dream was not of a fairytale ending; their dream was just a normal, happy life. It didn’t matter to Neal and Emma if they ended up in Canada or Florida, so long as they were together. They just wanted to retire the Bonnie-and-Clyde act, to get a real place, and to have a home-life together. When you listen to A&E talk on the official podcast for 2×6, they bring up exactly what I just mentioned, that Emma and Neal were just stealing to survive but that their real dream is what most people take for granted: real jobs, a place to hang your hat at night, and family. Now we have Emma “Going Home” to New York City because of a “fire.” Even when she’s cursed, Emma can’t avoid making the same decisions Neal does, because Emma’s home is wherever Neal’s home is.
"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