An interesting insight from Schmacky
Why have we not talked about this moment? Or maybe we have but I missed it.
Neal looks nervous. Scared. He’s not sure what his father is going to do. And that makes him nervous. Perhaps for a split second he thought he should stay back with him just in case. But his father wanted to be alone with his own father. Neal just looks very uneasy right now. And I think those minutes when he was frozen and powerless as he watched his father give his life for them all he could have thought, “If only I had stayed back with him.”
That is an excellent observation. And now that scene of Rumple talking to FrozenNeal is gonna hurt even more the next time I watch it!
In other, more hopeful news, here’s a thing I just read…
Theory time…
Emma lost the memory of returning Neal her swan pendant. The whole new memories stuff is still a bit unclear but I believe memories of Neal giving her the keychain and receiving car keys with it in jail are intack. I’m not sure though about her memories of the pendant after she leaves hospital with Henry. Let’s assume that Emma’s memories about the pendant (it was only a small sentimental detail after all) weren’t altered which creates a tiny loophole in the curse.
So what if, after seeing the dreamcatcher Emma subconsciously tries to reach the pendant on her neck but it’s not there. And that’s the moment when Emma realizes that something is wrong. Because it feels like it should be there. But it’s not. It’s gone.
It’s an interesting point to ponder, will that missing pendant have any significance? Does Emma just think she lost it somewhere? Or does she not even notice it’s gone, until something triggers her to realise it? And if so, could it be a vital piece in the puzzle of her getting back her memories?