Besides RH and Hook, anyone got any other possibilities. If the new love interest is going to be made known soon (within the first 5 episodes) then, unless it’s flashback, he has to be in NL. Other pirates? A merman?
Well, if we’re getting Ariel, chances are we’re also getting Triton. But they won’t be around at the very start of the season, so he’s out of the running.
I do hope we get Davy Jones at some point, but I’m hoping he’ll be Hook’s dad, and again, we haven’t heard anything about that story being told at the start of the season.
Even if there were other pirates around, would they take a detour at the start of the season for us to get to know them? Unlikely IMO, because they’ll want to keep a sense of urgency and focus on the mission to save Henry. All interviews suggest that there will be a focus on the JR6 and how they do or don’t work together, and other random pirates drifting around in NL would just distract from that.
They can’t stick Regina with a no-name. She’s iconic, and her partner will need to be iconic in his own right if their relationship can be portrayed as being balanced. After the business with Graham, I doubt they’ll pair her up with someone she’d be superior to ever again.
Yep, there’s a lot to overcome there.
Ah yes, but as a wise (though cursed) woman once said, “if true love was easy, we’d all have it.” 😉