I hope the writers keep the romance on hold for awhile because I really don’t like the idea of raw and vulnerable Emma, stripped down by Pan’s mindgames, grief and loss, fear for Henry, lack of sleep and food, falling in love with anyone right now
AGREED. It would to be totally reactionary on Emma’s part.
Another common line of thought in the ship debate is that Emma and Neal can’t be together because they aren’t the same people anymore. But I don’t think that’s true and in fact I think NL is only going to reinforce that in many ways they are still the same people from “Tallahassee.” In 302 Emma realizes that being in NL makes her realize that she feels like she always has felt. Neal coming back (hopefully) will have him confront his past and realize that he’s still a lost boy. Lost Boy. Lost Girl. Looking for the son they created together in true love. I think it will show that they have grown up a bit but they are still the two wide eyed dreams who wanted a home.