And its such a shame too.
This could have really been a good storyline, having Neal die and then having Emma go to the underworld to retrieve him. But then I remembered that’s basically whats happening with CS.
Even just having him appear and play a major part of the storyline would have been fantastic. Getting him and henry together for an adventure and bonding, getting him and his papa together again for a proper farewell and to really squash all the old beef. I mean, okay, I have *finally* accepted he isn’t coming back both because MRJ is busy being amazing and because A&E don’t give a flying dragon about him anymore but just think of what could have been.
This could have been a really tear jerking emotional arc for emma, for rump, for henry, and of course for everyone else having them confront their deceased past too (David confronts his brother whose name I forgot, Regina and her parents, maybe even Robin and the real Marian all in the underworld)
But I guess we shall have to settle for more man-pain and retcons.
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