Yeah they should have just let that story die out because anything they are doing to appease will probably not work out or translate.
@hjbau I do wonder if Alice is Emma/Hook child or Rumbelle’s child that is currently my theory.
However, it would be cool if she was no one’s kid.
They showed an extended version of the sneak peek at NYCC, which indicates that the Henry, Emma and Hook stuff in the new Enchanted Forest takes place right after last episode’s flashbacks. So unless Alice is a time traveler, she can’t be Emma and Hook’s daughter, since it seems like they only just find out that Emma is pregnant here.