The thing that keeps me from buying into the crap they spew in interviews on this topic is that Jane Espenson is also a driving force behind this show. A&E might be the top tier, but Jane’s not far below them. She’s a producer as well as arguably the strongest writer on the team, and she’s a strong, intelligent woman. If they really have written the finale that shows Emma finally breaking down and giving in, then why would Jane even jokingly tweet a pic with a caption that Hook is a standup guy? As little confidence as I have in A&E, I’m confident that Jane would flip the table, walk out and never look back if they insisted they were gonna have Emma cave.
Here is my conspiracy theory: Phee is Jane. It’s all making sense now. 🙂
"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