@cruel_fortuna wrote:
I only draw this parallel because while I do believe that each door leads to another world, I hadn’t considered different planes of existence. To clarify, I think a different world thereby means you’re in a different dimension but there are entities & worlds that can exist in a void. This kind of runs parallel to a pop culture theory of human instrumentality, whereby the collective consciousness of all humans in the universe, are melded into a single entity, a hive mentality. In effect, the hat might be it’s own world, acting as a sort of limbo for anyone who enters.
This is a good point! Could each door lead to an alternate reality? If one door leads to FTL, and one to SB, could there be characters in both worlds at the same time? Of course, this may create an alterior motive for the curse, because there would still be characters in FTL acting as though nothing happened. Maybe Regina and Gold are the only ones can travel through the dimensions…. 😉