I think Regina will magically remove her own heart so as not to feel the pain of losing Henry. This act, combined with a new threat from Zelena, the Wicked Witch, will push Regina towards her Evil Queen mode, but this time, her wrath will be directed at a common enemy rather than the Charmings.
I think she’ll remove her heart as well, but I also think that there will be a rather dashing outlaw who convinces her that all is not lost. If I had to guess, I’d say Regina isn’t sans heart for long. And after RH has convinced her to put her own heart back into her chest, she’ll realize that “he smells of forest”
Hook must have some secret knowledge about how to return to A Land Without Magic based on his former rivalry with Blackbeard for the Jolly Roger. Not sure about the how yet, but I think this does happen prior to the new curse being unleashed by the Wicked Witch.
Here’s a question.
Hook obviously escapes the curse that the WWW casts. But HOW does he know then that SB is recreated? How does he know to take Emma to SB?