@slurpeez108 wrote:
. I agree that the globe upon which Mr. Gold pricked with his finger is a very good indicator that Baelfire truly is his biological son. That little plot device was put in there purposefully.
Yes, unless they do a twist that Regina really is Rumple’s biological child, and the globe was really showing Maine, and Bae isn’t really his biological child, I think they purposefully threw in the globe scene as a way of letting the viewers who were questioning on whether Bae was really Rumple’s biological son, that he really was. It’s like how in season 1, near the end of the season, Mr. Gold had that one line to Regina about how she couldn’t kill the Savior otherwise the Curse would be broken, so it let viewers, who had been asking why didn’t Regina just kill Emma to get rid of her, why Regina couldn’t just do that.
(Of course, while I think that there may have been a sexual relationship of some kind in the past between Rumple and Cora, I highly doubt that they’ll actually have that many plot twists about who is Rumple’s real biological offspring.
First, because it would put a disturbing spin on Regina’s and Rumple’s chemistry, and while fairy tales, myths, etc., did contain incestuous relationships, I can’t see the show even hinting at it since it’s owned by Disney and on at Sundays at 8:00.
Second, at one time I thought it might be interesting to have Bae not be Rumple’s biological child as a contrast to Henry’s relationships with Regina and Emma since there’s still a lot of criticism that the show favors biological parents over adopted parents, but since Milah already looks bad in most viewers’ eyes, it would be overkill to have her also had an affair while Rumple was off fighting. Plus, while I think Nealfire is definitely an important piece of the puzzle, there’s already been a variation of “who’s your daddy” story line with Henry, and there’s already so many other story lines that they can mine with Nealfire that they don’t need a “who’s your daddy” story line too.)
Regarding the seer, I like the theory that the prophesy could be about Rumple’s unborn child, Baelfire. Or perhaps the seer prophesies that Rumple would become very powerful and wealthy.
Yes, I’m definitely looking forward to “Manhattan” moreso than “Tiny” right now. Of course, part of it is the Swanfire aspect, but I’m also very intrigued by whatever the prophecy or prophecies might be. It seems like whatever is revealed will be big, and I’m wondering if aside from Neal’s identity being revealed, Jane Espenson had the prophecy or prophecies in mind when she said this episode would be revelatory.
Baby Bae is wrapped in the same shawl that Mr. Gold is wearing as a talesman.
I didn’t realize that until I saw it on Tumblr a few hours after first seeing the pictures. As if seeing Baby Bae and Rumple wasn’t heartbreaking enough, but to see that, and I was definitely crying in the corner with everyone else last night.