I was thinking something along the same lines as Myril earlier this morning. I’m not sure we should take it literally anymore (except the dragon. That thing we should analyze!) But with Rumple, Regina and Hook chasing Emma and Henry I think it may just be as simple as they are the three “villains” outside Tamara and also three incredibly popular characters on the show. Apart from Belle and Ruby, they basically showed the core cast in various locations.
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"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"