Reunited

[surayya]

@Naomi wrote:

Thanks for the photos, slurpeez.

But really – to me something seems off about their clothing. Maybe I’m just paranoid. Have we ever seen Snow wear black? Or Emma wear that type of jacket?

No? Well, regardless, the imposter theory seems to have spread to different fan sites. Can’t wait to see how it turns out! Kudos to the writers/crew for adding fuel to the fire. 😉 Like Gold said in The Return, “we see what we want to see”.

LOL- I had the EXACT same thought- Emma’s jacket is sooooo not Emma, but is very Hook-ish, Snow’s clothes seem a bit off as well. Also loving the fact the sheriffs badge is back 😉
However I suppose Emma (as doubtful as it seems), could have changed so much she feels the need to shrug of modern clothing for a more FTL theme/ feel in her dress code 😉

[hannah97]

@Surayya wrote:

@Naomi wrote:

Thanks for the photos, slurpeez.

But really – to me something seems off about their clothing. Maybe I’m just paranoid. Have we ever seen Snow wear black? Or Emma wear that type of jacket?

No? Well, regardless, the imposter theory seems to have spread to different fan sites. Can’t wait to see how it turns out! Kudos to the writers/crew for adding fuel to the fire. 😉 Like Gold said in The Return, “we see what we want to see”.

LOL- I had the EXACT same thought- Emma’s jacket is sooooo not Emma, but is very Hook-ish, Snow’s clothes seem a bit off as well. Also loving the fact the sheriffs badge is back 😉
However I suppose Emma (as doubtful as it seems), could have changed so much she feels the need to shrug of modern clothing for a more FTL theme/ feel in her dress code 😉

Well, while it’s true that we haven’t seen Snow wear black, obviously she owned some or else she wouldn’t be wearing any now. Unless Cora decided that she needed to go out and buy some new clothes…. which would make no sense and be even more suspicious.

[antbee]

@Hannah97 wrote:

Well, while it’s true that we haven’t seen Snow wear black, obviously she owned some or else she wouldn’t be wearing any now. Unless Cora decided that she needed to go out and buy some new clothes…. which would make no sense and be even more suspicious.

Maybe I’m seeing too much of what I want to see, but I think for every reason as to why it can’t actually be Cora and Hook, I or someone else who also believes that the theory is true can give a rebuttal.

So for this argument, yes, I’m 100% sure that “Emma and Snow” didn’t go on a shopping trip, but it’s part of the whole trope that goes along with someone being in disguise. The person in disguise often wears something that is more befitting that person’s style rather than the person that he/she is trying to be. So yes, I think Emma and Snow likely actually own these clothes, but most of the time they wear the same clothing on the show unless something is going on. For me, it’s just like how most people usually wear the same type of clothes everyday to work or school unless there’s something special going on. In this case, the something special is that this isn’t the real Emma and Snow, but Hook and Cora. So to me Emma’s style looks more like Hook’s style because of the coat and boots and likewise Snow’s style looks more like Cora’s style because of the black almost glove things and her collar, which maybe no one will notice at first in Storybrooke because it’s not really such a big deal. For instance, in private Lil’Red suggested that one of these little things could be Emma and/or Snow not drinking their favorite drink. Of course, the good guys probably aren’t even thinking “hey I wonder if there’s anyway that Emma and Snow could be someone else in disguise” because it sounds so nutty, but then someone or perhaps a few people start seeing these little changes, and eventually the jig is up for Hook and Cora. Although by that time, it might be too late.

I think it could be legit Emma and Snow to have Charming join them on their business inside of Gold’s shop.I believe Charming of all men would be able to tell if Snow were an impostor. He was able to tell the Siren wasn’t Snow, because he felt it in his heart. Also, he could tell when Snow White ate the poisoned apple and fell into a deep sleep. Charming should be able to tell his wife is a fake or not.

I keep seeing this pop up as a reason why it couldn’t possibly be Hook and Cora, but like I mentioned I think for every argument, the people who believe in the impostor theory have a counter-argument ready. In this case, I don’t think Charming would think right away that anything was wrong. I mean why would he. He has no idea what exists in what’s left of FTL to think, “I wonder if there’s any evil villains that use dark magic that can shape shift left in FTL”. He might not even know that it’s possible for people who use magic to shape shift into actual people. Plus, he’s going to be so happy that he’s probably not going to notice any little things being off right away. When he starts to notice things are off, he’s probably not going to jump to the conclusion either, “I bet they’re not really my wife and daughter,” he’ll just write it off at first on blaming it on the horrible experience that his wife and daughter had to endure, or just think it’s his imagination. Eventually I’m sure he will figure it out, but there’s going to be a period where he’s in the honeymoon stage of his family being together again that he’s not going to notice right away and after that wears off as long as the villains don’t completely blow it, which I don’t think they will at least not in front of Charming and Henry, he’ll just write off any weird behavior on their part for a short time at least.

[Phee]

@slurpeez108 wrote:

Meghan Ory posted this humorous tweet:

meghanrory: Spotted…a #snowwhite impersonater in #storybrooke !

http://instagram.com/p/RQn7TgMNiw/
Either she’s giving a huge hint, or she knows about the impostor theory and is jesting.

I cracked up when I saw that tweet. Then it made me even more paranoid. 😕 😆

@AntBee wrote:

So yes, I think Emma and Snow likely actually own these clothes, but most of the time they wear the same clothing on the show unless something is going on. For me, it’s just like how most people usually wear the same type of clothes everyday to work or school unless there’s something special going on. In this case, the something special is that this isn’t the real Emma and Snow, but Hook and Cora. So to me Emma’s style looks more like Hook’s style because of the coat and boots and likewise Snow’s style looks more like Cora’s style because of the black almost glove things and her collar, which maybe no one will notice at first in Storybrooke because it’s not really such a big deal.

That’s a fair point. I mean, if Cora went into Snow’s SB closet, and she sees those type of clothes, of course that’s what she’d choose. She has no way of knowing that it’s not how Snow usually dresses, she just knows she found something she’d be comfortable in. Same deal for Hook and Emma.

@AntBee wrote:

I don’t think Charming would think right away that anything was wrong. I mean why would he. He has no idea what exists in what’s left of FTL to think, “I wonder if there’s any evil villains that use dark magic that can shape shift left in FTL”. He might not even know that it’s possible for people who use magic to shape shift into actual people. Plus, he’s going to be so happy that he’s probably not going to notice any little things being off right away. When he starts to notice things are off, he’s probably not going to jump to the conclusion either, “I bet they’re not really my wife and daughter,” he’ll just write it off at first on blaming it on the horrible experience that his wife and daughter had to endure, or just think it’s his imagination.

Rather conveniently, on top of Snow and Emma just having been through a particular ordeal, everyone in SB has just been through an identity crisis ordeal. So if Charming did noticed that something wasn’t quite right with Snow, and asked her about it, she could write it off as not having adjusted to their new selves just yet, and that’s something he’d understand and he’d drop the topic.

[hjbau]

The thing is we have never actually seen Snow pick Storybrooke clothes. There is no reference there. We have seen what she wears in fairytale land, but not Storybrooke.

And Emma’s outfit seems pretty normal Emma to me with the boots and the tank top. It is only the coat that is questionable and i have no issue with them having different clothes. The jacket Emma has been wearing all season, we never saw in the first season either, but i don’t think that means that she is someone else.

[Phee]

The main costume anomaly with both characters is specifically the collars on their jackets, and how closely they match the collars of Cora and Hook. Just seems far too coincidental to me, so I’m thinking it’s an intentional hint.

[naomi]

Did you notice Emma’s right earring too (a la Hook)? I wonder if she’s wearing a left one. Of course, if she is, it means nothing. Otherwise…

So, darn that photographer! It’s such a perfectly ambiguous shot. 🙂

And re: the “Emma and Snow just went shopping” argument, I can see how the cursebreak/FTL experience would call for an evolution in their costuming…but something still seems off to me. Snow looks too much like an “elegant femme fatale” and less “royal adventuress” in that pencil skirt and those shiny black heels. It’s too Burberry and less…Anthropologie. LOL. Plus, even in FTL, we’ve only seen Snow wear black twice (to my knowledge): first during her father’s funeral, and second when she lost her memory in Heart of Darkness. Otherwise, pastels and whites have dominated Snow’s wardrobe – cursed or not cursed.

I think this theory can go around and around in circles until the creators release some other nugget of information to us. But I still think it’s an interesting theory!

ETA:

Crazy idea, but maybe Pongo alerts Henry to the imposters? LOL. Maybe he barks like crazy around fake!Snow and fake!Emma, and that’s how they figure out. Just a thought. Not to be taken seriously, guys.

[hjbau]

For me, clothing says much more about what sort of scene it is going to be then anything. Like one they usually have characters wear similar colors on tv shows, so that could be why they are all wearing dark colors. And the scene they are going into is against Rumpel.

It is sort of like when Emma puts on her red jacket you know something is going to go down. Or when Rumpel takes off his jacket so he looks softer in Skin Deep. Or when they want Henry to be all together and smart and know what he is doing they dress him like an old man and then when they want him to be more kid like, seem more innocent he might be in his uniform. To me there is thought into outfits based on the scene and what the other people in the scene are wearing so that they don’t clash with each other.

I am not saying this isn’t a viable theory, certainly it is.

[hjbau]

Can we take a moment to appreciate Snow’s upturned collar.

Wait i found a better one.

[antbee]

@Naomi wrote:

I think this theory can go around and around in circles until the creators release some other nugget of information to us. But I still think it’s an interesting theory!

Yes, I guess it’s just one of those theories that neither side will yield to until we know for sure. It also seems to be one of those theories that people either really love or really hate.

I know I for one am going to stick to this theory until we have concrete proof one way or another. Of course, that doesn’t mean I don’t respect the arguments as to why they’re not impostors because I do, and I see why this idea seems out there, but it’s not going to change my mind.

Crazy idea, but maybe Pongo alerts Henry to the imposters? LOL. Maybe he barks like crazy around fake!Snow and fake!Emma, and that’s how they figure out. Just a thought. Not to be taken seriously, guys.

Great idea. That’s usually part of the impostor trope too in that the person’s pet or a friend of the person’s pet, usually a dog, always reacts negatively to the impostor because the pets know it’s not really the true person and the pet always gets blamed for his/her behavior.

I know a lot of people have questioned why Ruby wouldn’t know then, and really I don’t have an answer to that especially if Pongo can sense it. Although I’m sure the writers can think of a way to work around it like maybe Ruby’s still rattled by whatever happens in episode 7 and being accused of murder that she’s not really paying attention to the outside world that much since she’s worried that she might have done it and/or being found guilty. Or perhaps they’ll just write it off as magic where real animals can sense if someone is an impostor but a hybrid human type of animal like a werewolf can’t.

Can we take a moment to appreciate Snow’s upturned collar.

Nice find. I still think it’s Cora as Snow in disguise with her collar because it’s just a totally different vibe that Ginnifer Goodwin is giving off then her Snow vibe, the same with Jennifer Morrison as Emma in those pictures.

Again, I could be totally wrong, but for me it just makes the most sense right now with the spoilers out there.

I think that’s why we’re getting a Hook-centric and Cora-centric episode right before the mid-season break with them heading towards Storybrooke before Emma and Snow or possibly at the same time as Emma and Snow, depending on what exactly Grumpy finds in Storybrooke that could help the latter come back. I think they want to set up how villainous Hook and Cora really right before they come to Storybrooke that way there’s more tension because we really haven’t seen any of their evil deeds especially Hook’s. Plus, I love everyone worrying over winter about whether or not Hook and Cora will arrive in Storybrooke before Emma and Snow, and just when everyone feels relief because it looks like Emma and Snow beat Hook and Cora to Storybrooke, they do the part of the impostor trope by revealing it’s not really Emma and Snow but Hook and Cora as them because they turn back to their true selves, which is why Colin O’Donoghue and Barbara Hershey were on set at the same time, well that and to fool onlookers who might leak out information.

For the record, I generally don’t like that part of the impostor trope where they have to bluntly tell the audience in some way that person A really isn’t person A but person B by having person A switch to his or her true self briefly or have the impostor do something like hug someone one while wearing an evil grin that gives away that it’s really the impostor so the audience sees it but the person being hugged can’t. It’s part of the trope though so it makes sense to me that OUaT would be no different in having to plainly show that Emma and Snow are impostors by having them switch to being Hook and Cora for a moment instead of doing it in a subtle manner. For the shock factor though, that kind of blunt honesty probably works a lot better then trying to show that person A really isn’t person A in a subtle way.

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