It makes total sense for Baelfire to be Henry’s father, the likeness of the characters is obvious to those who have thought about this theory. Baelfire is very strong willed, opinionated and wants his father to be ‘good’. Henry is a few years younger than Baelfire, but still has these characteristics. Even the hair swings a nod in that direction.
Yes, even though Henry’s bravery comes from his mom’s side, I do see a lot of parallels between him and Baelfire, and I don’t think that it’s unintentional. In fact, I found a collection of essays about parallels between Henry, Bae, and Mr. Gold. http://oncereflections.com/category/baelfire/ I don’t agree with everything that the author wrote, but I do think that the parallels specifically between Henry and Mr. Gold are hinting at them actually being related to each other since there’s not really a reason to do so since Mr. Gold has no connection to Henry as of now. I also like the Bae is Henry’s father theory for that reason because it does seem very unusual that Henry is the only other main character on the show that isn’t connected to Rumpelstiltskin when he has a connection with all the other characters and is inserted into so many fairy tales because of him starting everything in motion.
I wonder if that’s why the writers wanted to wait a few years before revealing who Henry’s dad is because Henry could then be around the same age that his dad was when his dad was ripped apart from Henry’s grandfather, but instead of Henry and Bae being ripped apart, they would be reunited. Or they wait until Henry’s around Bae’s age when Bae got sucked to Earth, and have Bae reunite with his father after he realizes, he hasn’t been such a good dad either. (Of course, I’m not sure if he can be blamed for Emma not telling him about Henry; although he could be blamed for his douchy behavior that lead to Emma not telling him about Henry.)
1) If Baelfire is Henry’s father, why did they end their relationship and why didnt baelfire persue it if he felt she could help him get back to his world?
I’m hoping that he just got freaked out by something that made him have a flashback to his previous life in the Enchanted Forest when he was with Emma, and he couldn’t handle it because he thought his father was involved somehow with his relationship with Emma.
2) For Rumplestiltskin to pick up baby Henry, how did he know that the child was the saviours son? Assuming he has foreseen things, he must of known Henry was the only way to get Emma to Storybrooke. Is he aware Henry is his grandson?
I believe the producers when they said that Rumpel only got his memory back after Emma arrived into town. Plus, I don’t think he would use his grandson as a pawn like that especially since Bae would never forgive him if it were true. Plus, as dark as his character is, he does seem to have a code about children even when he’s separating them their parents. He won’t do it to every child only those with parents that he thinks are unworthy of their children unlike Regina who separated Hansel and Gretel from their dad just because she was full of envy about their relationship. Anyhow, I can already see him going after Regina even more because of Henry almost dying due to her apple tart once he finds out that Henry’s his grandson.
I just hope that Bae isn’t the Big Bad or a Big Bad, and didn’t let Henry be brought to Storybrooke because of his master plan against his dad since I think that would make him irredeemable.
I don’t know who was behind Henry being brought there though. Maybe the Blue Fairy was keeping tabs on Emma and found out about Henry being up for adoption, and had him be brought to Storybrooke. Maybe it was the curse that did it. Or maybe it could only be Henry that was brought there because he has two magical parents, so maybe Regina had wanted a child for almost 18 years, but couldn’t acquire one until Henry was born because the other children weren’t magical enough to be brought to Storybrooke.
Emma is suppose to have a love interest next season.. and as much as I like August / Pinocchio I hope it is someone totally different.
I hope so too because I don’t see any chemistry there at all except sibling like chemistry. Plus, puppets freak me out, and I’ll just keep imaging him as he was in “A Land Without Magic” if they kiss or anything else.
However, I think that this next part is probably closer to the truth,
Once GOLD finds Baelfire they return to SB where Bael meets up with Emma. ( Who is now in a serious relationship with someone else.)
I bet there’s a love triangle between Bae, Emma, and August since those 3 are the only 3 that escaped the curse. Ultimately, Bae/Emma will be endgame, but I think Bae will have to redeem himself from however he was before by suffering watching Emma and August be together.
Henry either accepts or reject his father ( Being Henry, he will make his own evaluation.)
I think he’ll eventually accept him, but I do think Regina will try to use Bae to put a wedge between Emma and Henry. I don’t think it will work, but I could see her thinking that tellling Henry his dad is really alive and maybe even helping bring him to Storybrooke for Henry to meet would make Henry hate Emma for Emma telling Henry that his father died. Of course, it would then backfire on Regina when Henry doesn’t hate Emma forever, and Regina finds out that Rumple is in fact Henry’s grandfather.