I do think that scene could be a dream, mostly because of the cane thing. It could still be Rumple’s dream even if Belle’s not there. If he’s dreaming about doing something horrible to Henry, he wouldn’t want Belle there to witness it.
But I also like the idea that it’s real and that the shocked expressions are because Hook comes bursting into the shop, intent on finishing off the Crocodile. The powers that be did say that he’d pop back up in a surprising way, didn’t they?
I’d actually love it if this happened, because it would mean that Hook and Nealfire will be face to face and will interact, which is something I desperately want to see. Just imagine, Hook bursts in to lunge at Rumple, and Nealfire gets in the way all, “Back off my Papa, Hook,” and Hook’s eyes bug out all, “Well, you’re a tad taller than the last time I saw you, son,” then Rumple’s eyes bug out all, “Watch who you’re calling son.”
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Also, I have no doubt that Neal doesn’t really love Tamara but I don’t know if it’s because of a spell. I think he was convinced that he would never see Emma again and even if he did, she wouldn’t want to forgive him so he tried to move on only to literally run into Emma again. I think he is still very much in love with Emma but is torn because he thinks Tamara is a good person.
I think Neal hooked up with Tamara purely because he was petrified by the prospect of facing Emma and where that may, or worse, may not lead. If he was with someone else, he had an excuse to not have to go through all that uncertainty and potential heartache with Emma.