Exactly! I always expected that SF was end-game but that it would be a road with twists and turns. First, we had the curse Regina cast, then we had Tamara and Greg, then we had Neal’s “death”, the CS kiss (which Emma confirmed was just a kiss), PP’s curse, and now the WW’s curse. True love isn’t easy; it was never going to be easy for Emma. She thinks the price of her being “the Savior” means never getting a day off or her own happy ending.
I’ve always expected them to be endgame too. It’s the stupid death spoiler that’s making me nervous. There could be a lot of misdirection OR it could be very real because while Adam and Eddy love Nealfire and I think are very passionate about SwanFire and the poetry of it, I also think they realize that it didn’t translate to many because they also introduce Hook at the same time. I don’t know if they predicted how popular CS would become. And I think they *do* take it into consideration. I think they tell their own story but how much of it is now tainted by fan desires?
But, even if I’m a little negative right now, I’ll always believe that SF is true love. Death can’t stop true love. It can only delay it.