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[CaptainEala]

My crack theory is that Bae never should have left the EF. He blames the EF forest for his misery in life because magic exists in the EF, but LEAVING the EF is what really caused his life to be miserable. Bea’s second chance is returning to the EF where he belong’s. Bae’s TL has never been Emma – there whole relationship was orchestrated by Pan. If Bae was never supposed to leave the EF, he True Love is still IN the EF. Now that Bae has spent time in other places and is being sent back to the EF, he has a 2nd chance to see what life is really like there – without being clouded by the judgement of a pre-teen who feels like his father is choosing power and magic over him. He has the opportunity to act like a Fairy Tale hero himself. I am wondering if one of the reasons Hook is sent back for Emma and not Neal is that Neal needs to accomplish something in the EF in order to get his 2nd chance. It could even be his 2nd chance to rescue his father in the EF since he was unsuccessful the first time.

I personally don’t think this is as “crack” as you think 🙂

I too found it interesting that his “Believe in Second Chances” poster was released before this episode – the episode where he lost his father.

I agree that his journey is to go back to being Bae – but that can’t happen without Rumple. We’ve all said at some stage that Neal’s journey this season is not about Emma, it’s about Rumple. I definitely think the two are intertwined, much like you’re saying.

I think that Neal has told Killian to bring Emma to his apartment. That’s the only explanation for why they would be there. It doesn’t matter IMO what Neal thinks – that Emma may not respond well to him – because he’s still not fighting for her. I also think that Neal is going to go on a rescue mission to #SaveRumple lol, because neither have been seen filming. Neal has only gotten EF scenes but we KNOW that they’re coming back to SB. So yeah, I think that Neal is fighting for Rumple, not Emma. I could be wrong but that’s what I’m thinking at the moment.