Reply To: Emma's Role as "The Saviour"

[kfchimera]

There are a lot more related discussions in the spoiler sections, though even with search restored it is hard to find some of the things we’ve batted around.

We’ve speculated about Pan’s shadows that it could be as RumplesGirl (RG) said that Pan rips them to keep NL young, or some thing where he needs the tears of children to make magic. I don’t think he takes hearts, but his shadow ripping may prove to work much the same far as controlling someone. Some speculated maybe the Shadow is a separate entity that took over Pan (Girlshitscar I think linked a story by Hans Christian Andersen, the author of the original Little Mermaid) about a shadow that does just this). I think there’s a book by Dave Barry that AngieBelle mentioned that runs with a theme related to shadows and Peter Pan, but I’m forgetting what the idea for OUAT was based on it. Anyway, the shadow magic is something new, we all seem to think, something unique to Pan.

I’ve thrown out a theory that Pan’s magic runs on belief, rather than emotion, and that’s how he can shut down magic like the Dragon or Regina (he harnessed Tamara’s and Greg’s belief in the superiority of science to actually perform magic).

As for Emma, I do not believe her job as “Savior” is done, because we have not hit the “final battle” of the prophecy. I don’t think we will until the end of the series. Also I do not believe children of “true love” exhibit magical powers automatically since Charming is one, we believe He has no magic. We think Snow is one too, and she does not. One of the writers said we shouldn’t expect all true love babies to have powers, that Emma’s special nature is not just due to her parent’s love. So I do not think we know either way whether Henry is or is not, but I do not think it will matter ever. (Other than for shipping I suppose, but not to the main plot).

What we do know is that Emma is special as part of the prophecy and the curse that affected ALL the enchanted lands, not just their home. Rumple took some of her DNA. She isn’t just “true love incarnate” but the curse is tied to her.