Okay, so knowing the title for 3×22 is very timely since I had a new theory last night, involving Emma, TLK and going home.
Obviously, going home, finding what is home on OUAT is a very big theme. It’s up there with ‘hope’. My theory is what if we do end up in Enchanted Forest in the finale but this time for good and then I began to wonder, what would make it a permanent fixture as opposed to a temporary visit like what we’ve seen in the past?
I’m still 100% certain we will get a TLK in the finale but what would make it even more special, is that TLK (between Emma and her True Love aka Killian) is what triggers everyone to travel back to the Enchanted Forest because Emma, the savior and who is the epitome of true love herself, has found true love and in essence, found her real home. And Adam and Eddie have said Emma is someone who’s been looking for home her whole life.
So, I think it would make sense that TLK between Emma and her True Love aka Killian would be powerful enough to send everyone back to the Enchanted Forest. She was raised in our world but her roots will always be back there. Her parents are from there, both of her potential suitors (Neal and Hook) are from there, so Emma was always destined to live out her fairytale happy ending back in the Enchanted Forest.