But what about Hook. He’s in both places. Are they all in both places?
So, the flashbacks to EF wouldn’t be happening in the present. They’d have “happened in the past” even though they didn’t really happen. The residents of EF would just think those things happened, but they remain in SB or even venture into the rest of the world (e.g. Hook and Emma). That would free up Hook to really be in NYC with Emma and would mean he’s not actually in two places at once (which seems quite impossible).
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