To make an honest woman out of someone means to propose marriage.
Phee wrote: Safe to assume that the “fellow thief” will be in Emma’s real world flashbacks? Played by MRJ? AKA Jack? AKA Bae?
That’s just what I was thinking. I think that “fellow thief” certainly could refer to Jack, who stole the golden-egg-laying hen from the giant in the original fairy-tale. Maybe he and Emma lived a life of crime as thieves in our world, which is how Emma got arrested as a teenager.
Also, the fact that he “wants to make an honest woman of her” makes me wonder if he knew about Emma’s pregnancy after all, which would lead him to propose to her. That’d be a twist if Emma just told Regina the father didn’t know about Henry. Maybe he does, and has been searching for Emma ever since, which is why she moved around a lot and gave up Henry–to protect him from his dad.
I also think it’s very interesting that Captain Hook and MRJ (hopefully Baelfire) are in the same episode. It’s gives me hope they’re father and son. If Milha had an ongoing extra-marrital affair while Rumpel was at war, I could see Hook as the true biological father of Baelfire.
Also, since we’re going to see Eion Bailey in this episode, I think we’re going to get confirmation that August and Baelfire know each other in our world. Also, I think we’re bound to see Geppetto and Pinocchio’s father-son reunion which might parallel a reunion between Henry Mills and his dad. (Maybe we’ll even see a reunion between Rumpel and Bae). 🙂
"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