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I thought they were totally shady, and might be Blue and another fairy (maybe TB but not if only 100 years old)–maybe the fairies are the fates? It was odd they just gave away a valuable bean and how did Rumple get back? There is more story here, perhaps to be picked up with the wraith. EDIT TO ADD:
I’m wondering if maybe the Spinsters were Rumple’s aunts, and if they are fairies, if that means his mother was one too, perhaps she died in childbirth. We’ve had a theory forever that Pan fell in love with a fairy and that’s why Blue was anti-love for fairies. What if it wasn’t BLUE’s romance, but her friend and fellow fairy, Red? If this ties into the SLeeping Beauty story, which we might see more of in the back half of the season, it could make a lot of sense. Source What if there are 3 main fairies, Blue, Green and Red, who double as the “fates” of FTL. One falls in love with Malcom, and has Rumple and dies, or becomes evil creating the first Dark One . This is the reason Blue says love for fairies is bad, and sets up her connection with Malcom/PP. The other Green has something happen to her (perhaps in the Sleeping Beauty part 1 story, Aurora’s mother or with Aurora). Blue tries to train replacement fairies with Nova (Pink) and Tink (lighter leaf green) but Tink doesn’t quite have what it takes, and Nova struggles too. I don’t know if it quite works…its a bit crazy, but then, I tossed out Pan as de-aged father over the summer (though not to Rumple, was thinking Hook’s dad) so sometimes crazy is exactly where they go.
This was totally my guess when I saw the new episode. The Spinters are Fairies, working for Blue Fairy, who really wants Rumple out of Enchanted Forest. She’s been barking up that tree for many years now, it seems. With Blue Fairy, the other two Spinsters make 3. So this is my favorite theory.
With all the new Greek/Roman mythology being touched on in the show, I also thought about them being the Fates (from Hercules). It would be awesome to see Hercules show up, or anyone from that story.