@DanielJLewis wrote:
While it can be noted that Belle’s village was suffering from the Ogre Wars, Jane Espenson (writer of this episode) tweeted in reply to a question.
Centuries. He was in FIRST Ogreswar. @catobie R How many years has Rumple been cursed for at this point? #OUAT
https://twitter.com/#!/janeespenson/status/168918154859388928
Hmm, that is very interesting. First Ogre war, which makes me think when this episode takes place, maybe it is during the second Ogre war.
Like in reality (our history), before we had WWII, people referred to WWI as ‘The Great War.’ But then we had WWII and obviously, people couldn’t call that the Great War, part 2. History needed to call it something to help distinguish it from the first war.
I wonder if it’s the same thing in fairytale land.