The biggest reason is because Neal and Henry still haven’t gotten closure. I’m not saying they necessarily ever will, but 5×12 was the perfect time for Henry to see his dad again, but that didn’t happen. Also, it seems like Emma is just as in love with Neal as ever as much as he is with her. Just saying. The other thing is that the Neal-Emma scene in 5×12 just emphasized the contrast between their love that the selfish kind of “love” that Hook and Emma have. Maybe I’m just seeing things through shipper-glasses, but whenever we have a scene with Neal, it always seems intentional how unselfish and kind his love is in contrast to Emma/Hook’s unhealthy kind of selfish love that imperils them and everyone else. Neal still is looking out for Emma, because he loves her and always will. Neal only ever wished for Emma to be happy, even if it was without him. That is the purest kind of love there is.
This.
If ABC did inform Adam and Eddy that a full Season 6 would be OUAT Last….what’s stopping them from flipping the entire series on it’s head? They don’t have to worry about losing anymore viewers because the show is ending anyway, they could ignore all the spamming hate on twitter, they could literally do whatever they want.
If that’s the case, I wouldn’t be surprised if Adam and Eddy trade Hook for Neal at the last minute and SwanFire have their happily ever after, since we all know that was the original plan.
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