I was just rewatching part of “The Return” and Bae’s conversation with Morraine was touched on at the beginning of the thread, but one part really stood out to me that hasn’t been mentioned here. Here is an excerpt from their talk:
Baelfire: Now he’s getting worse everyday. But he said he’ll change back if I find a way. I just don’t know where to look.
Morraine: Reul Ghorm.
Baelfire: What?
Morraine: I heard about it when I was in the trenches. The other soldiers talked about it. Reul Ghorm is an ancient being that rules the night, the original power.
Baelfire: Bigger than Papa or Worse than Papa?
Morraine: Bigger than anything.
The part of her being one that “rules the night” isn’t something I really noticed before. I remembered her being the original power, but to me something associated with night is usually considered shady, evil, or bad. Daylight is good and strong. At least, to me that’s my association. I wonder why they included that phrase. Is that a clue that she isn’t all that wonderful?
Keeper of Rumplestiltskin's and Neal's spears and war paint and crystal ball.