@slurpeez108 wrote:
My jaw just hit the floor; I can’t believe they released the mysterious man’s name before the episode airs!
I know! I can’t believe that they would release it this early. To me, I think it potentially gives away a lot of clues as to his identity and who sent the postcard, so I thought they would definitely try to keep it hidden for as long as possible.
Although Cassady did not attend Columbia, he soon became friends with them and their acquaintances, some of whom later became members of the Beat Generation.
I wonder if that’s why those chose NYC for “Neal” to live in. I know the real Cassady moved out west later, perhaps that’s why “Neal” has posters of the Southwest in his apartment. Plus, I could see an older Bae telling Emma about how they should go out west and impressing her with his worldly knowledge of things like beat poetry and poets.
This seems to support the idea that fictional “Neal” is going to propose to a teenaged Emma, based on the episode description about a fellow thief wanting to make an honest woman out of her.
Hopefully, Bae’s life won’t follow the real Neal Cassady’s life; although, maybe the Swan Queen shippers would be happy if Bae, Emma, and Regina entered into a bigamist marriage. 😀
This makes me wonder if Emma actually was married to Henry’s father for a brief period, before having the marriage annulled. Perhaps he ended up married to someone else, but had an affair with Emma later on after she got out of jail. It’ll depend on how much the writers want to draw from Cassady’s real life as inspiration for Emma Swan’s and “Neal’s” lives.
Yes, I hope they don’t have him married to Emma or anyone else and make him too much like the real Neal Cassady; although, it’s certainly possible that he could have been.
Also, does him being named Neal Cassady mean it’s more likely that he’s Peter Pan too or less likely? Cassady did seem like a real life Peter Pan in many ways, so if they use a lot of Cassady’s life as inspiration for Bae’s life, it’s possible that could be a hint. On the other hand, the man in the apartment and from the episode description, doesn’t seem too much like the real Cassady did, imo, so maybe “Neal Cassady” is just Bae and not also Peter Pan.
I like that idea a lot! If August and Neal were friends who both like literature, it’d explain a lot. Perhaps Pinocchio chose August Wayne Booth as his pen name, since it’s an allusion to the literary critic Wayne Booth. Similary, Baelfire might’ve chosen the name Neal Cassady because he liked the book On the Road. My only question is why Emma never met August before he came to SB, since she obviously knew “Neal” and had a child with him. Maybe “Neal” met August after Emma was already out of the picture, which is when Baelfire realized August is actually Pinocchio from FTL, just like him.
Yes, I think they likely met after Emma and Bae parted.