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kfchimera wrote: I think it may not be until 3×16 that Neal and Emma have any sort of movement.  If Wendy is in the cage, it is going to throw a wrinkle into things.  I do not think with how young they cast her that they are seriously going to suggest romance between them.  It is possible something happened in the past with young Bae.  I hope it does not throw Neal off his goal of expressing his love to Emma, but Wendy being around divides his attention as I think he would want to take care of her as a big brother.  Of course there is the conundrum we all asked, how could Wendy Darling be a real person, in real London?Will Emma react about that onscreen?  She has hit a lot of weird.  I do think Wendy might tell her things about Neal like how he sacrificed himself for her and her brothers.

The reason I’m not worried about Wendy getting in the way romantically of Emma and Neal is that she looks to be no older than a girl of 19 (Feya Tingley’s actual age). As you say, Neal is going to be more like a big brother than a potential suitor for Wendy. Also, the reason I don’t see Neal having to take care of Wendy once they get back to SB is because Wendy already has two biological brothers of her own, John and Michael, who have grown older than her and are now in their 20s and know how the modern world works. Even though they’ve been hardened by years of servitude to PP, I think they really are good guys underneath, and now that they have Wendy back, will revet back to the loving brothers they are deep down. They are more than capable of looking after their sister, Wendy. Also, I don’t think Freya Tingley, the actress, is going to become a regular guest star. I think her arc will pretty much come to a close when she reaches SB and is reunited with her biological brothers. So, as far as Neal’s responsibility to her, he might look in on her from time to time, but it’s not like he has to provide for her or anything. I think Neal will have enough on his plate figuring out how to be a dad to Henry and to co-parent with Emma going forward. Plus, I predict the writers are going to take us to Oz in the second half of S3, as has been heavily hinted at since S2.