Sweet Jesus, I hope you’re right! I am not diggin’ the whole Pinnochio theory AT ALL.
I’d also like to add that Mr. Gold told Leroy in episode 1×14, “Dreamy,” that he hated nuns. And of course, when he says “nuns” he really means fairies. And after watching Desperate Souls and Skin Deep, it’s made quite clear that most of Rumpel’s decisions are motivated by the love. In his case, that would be Bae and Belle. So the fact that Rumpel holds so much hatred for the fairies tells me that it probably has something to do with the fairies. Maybe they took Bae off to Neverland to protect him from Rumpel. That may also be why he was so desperate to get his hands on the fairy wand. Maybe the only way to gain access into Neverland is by using the wand of a fairy.
And I also agree with you about the way August looked in the promo. He looked terribly frightened. Sort of like what a person would look like if they were forced to kill someone they cared about. And I’d like to give you big YUP on your observation on the August’s appearamce. He looks NOTHING like Fairytale land Pinnochio. This show has been very good at casting children who look EXACTLY like the adult actors. Little Snow is a perfect example of that.
Now, look at Bae…
And now look at August…
Um, yeah. BOOM. 😀