Theory on the "author" of the book

[PriceofMagic]

I think that peddlar guy is most likely the author. But the twist might be that he simply records choices that the characters makes and he has no control over the direction of the story. That would be awesome.

I agree. I prefer the characters to make their own choices in life for better or worse, not be forced to act a certain way because the author said so. If everyone’s life was dictated by the author, then what did Regina and Rumple do to the author to deserved the life they got?

[Slurpeez]

I agree. I prefer the characters to make their own choices in life for better or worse, not be forced to act a certain way because the author said so. If everyone’s life was dictated by the author, then what did Regina and Rumple do to the author to deserved the life they got?

I think there is an author, or rather, a record keeper. I think the Blue Fairy is responsible for the magic book of the Enchanted Forest the same way that Glinda was responsible for the Book of Records in Oz. It’s not that the author can make people do things, but rather, the events people choose get recorded in the book.

If Blue is the author then both Regina’s and Rumple’s mission to get the author to give them a happy ending is screwed.

Well, the thing is, I’m not sure that either Regina or Rumple have the right idea about “forcing” the author give them a happy ending. That just isn’t realistic. In the end, the message will probably be what Glinda told Zelena, which was that we all have the power to choose good over evil.

As Glinda said to Zelena, “Fate is a funny thing. You don’t actually know if that is what the prophesy means. Remember what I said? Only you can shape your destiny. But if you believe you’re evil, then that is what you will become.” (“Kansas”)

In the end, happiness comes from within, and no one can just be handed a happy ending on a silver platter. Also, the entire concept of a happy ending is somewhat misleading, because happiness is not a permanent state of being. And just because someone does the right thing doesn’t mean he’s guaranteed happiness. Heroes don’t always get happy endings. Snow lost her parents, as did Charming. Emma grew up an orphan. Neal and Graham both died.

Regina, Rumple and the rest of the villains certainly aren’t guaranteed a happy ending if the heroes aren’t. But they are the ones responsible for shaping their own fate, as Glinda said to Zelena. In the end, Regina and Rumple will become what they believe they are, either heroes or villains. If Rumple thinks he needs his power to be happy, then I fear he’ll end his days as the dark one and miss out on the real shot at happiness he had before him with Belle. Regina might likewise wish to rewrite history so that she had met Robin Hood in the tavern, but then she wouldn’t have Henry, because the events of S1-S3 never would’ve happened.

"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy

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PriceofMagic wrote:

I agree. I prefer the characters to make their own choices in life for better or worse, not be forced to act a certain way because the author said so. If everyone’s life was dictated by the author, then what did Regina and Rumple do to the author to deserved the life they got?

I think there is an author, or rather, a record keeper. I think the Blue Fairy is responsible for the magic book of the Enchanted Forest the same way that Glinda was responsible for the Book of Records in Oz. It’s not that the author can make people do things, but rather, the events people choose get recorded in the book.

PriceofMagic wrote:

If Blue is the author then both Regina’s and Rumple’s mission to get the author to give them a happy ending is screwed.

Well, the thing is, I’m not sure that either Regina or Rumple have the right idea about “forcing” the author give them a happy ending. That just isn’t realistic. In the end, the message will probably be what Glinda told Zelena, which was that we all have the power to choose good over evil.

As Glinda said to Zelena, “Fate is a funny thing. You don’t actually know if that is what the prophesy means. Remember what I said? Only you can shape your destiny. But if you believe you’re evil, then that is what you will become.” (“Kansas”)

In the end, happiness comes from within, and no one can just be handed a happy ending on a silver platter. Also, the entire concept of a happy ending is somewhat misleading, because happiness is not a permanent state of being. And just because someone does the right thing doesn’t mean he’s guaranteed happiness. Heroes don’t always get happy endings. Snow lost her parents, as did Charming. Emma grew up an orphan. Neal and Graham both died. Regina, Rumple and the rest of the villains certainly aren’t guaranteed a happy ending if the heroes aren’t. But they are the ones responsible for shaping their own fate, as Glinda said to Zelena. In the end, Regina and Rumple will become what they believe they are, either heroes or villains. If Rumple thinks he needs his power to be happy, then I fear he’ll end his days as the dark one and miss out on the real shot at happiness he had before him with Belle. Regina might likewise wish to rewrite history so that she had met Robin Hood in the tavern, but then she wouldn’t have Henry, because the events of S1-S3 never would’ve happened.

I agree with all of the above.

I had always thought that an author did not exist, and that the characters made their own choices. Meanwhile, the sorcerer or someone else enchanted the pages of those books to record the events, thus the books show the past not the future.

BUT

then both Rumple and Regina both failed at their Happy Ending at the end of  the 4a. With respect to Regina in particular, you’ve got to wonder if there not some higher power, and that power is has some amount of control over what happens to these characters, no matter what choices they make. Regina at this point deserves some happiness, definitely. She has Henry at least, I suppose, but the reasons for being happy since her efforts to be a better person seemed to be far outweighed by her reasons to be sad and angry. With respect to Snow, she has had some sadness in her life, but her reasons to be happy seem to be greater at this point in her life, and even in the past.

I don’t know if any of you are familiar with child emotional developement, and different forms of abuse, but Snow’s formative years appeared to be happier than Regina’s. We did not see it, probably because this show is on before 9pm, but I think it is a wise assumption that Regina suffered from verbal and emotional abuse from a very young age. Her father likely did nothing to stop it, which is kind of understandable because I don’t think there is anything he could have done about it, but she essentially had little to  no emotional support growing up. Contrast that with Snow’s formative years (until age 11 ish), and she had two parents who adored her and did not seem to have abused her. Yes, one of them died when she was 12 ish, but she still had the love of  two parents during her formative years. This is far more than what Regina has ever had. Meanwhile, Regina has had to try harder to have good things happen to her, even before she married the King, (such as trying to run away with Daniel)  whereas Snow just seemed to have them handed to her on a plate (with exception of her mother’s death).

So again, there seems to be an author who seems to have it out for Regina, or at least favorites Snow.

Keeper of Regina's bravery

[Slurpeez]

So again, there seems to be an author who seems to have it out for Regina, or at least favorites Snow.

I’m not sure I buy it that someone has it out for Regina or that someone was looking out for Snow or Snow’s family, because I don’t think that Snow had it much easier than Regina growing up. Cora murdered Snow’s mom during Snow’s formative, pre-teen years. Regina murdered Snow’s dad in her teenage years and hounded her into hiding. True, Snow had Charming, briefly, but then she didn’t really get to experience lasting happiness with him or Emma, because their family was torn asunder by the dark curse. If someone were really looking out for Snow, would he/she have let Snow become an orphan, let Snow suffer at the hands of Regina, or let Emma grow up alone without her parents? If the Blue Fairy is the author, then she wasn’t really looking out for Snow’s interests or her family’s. The Blue Fairy didn’t intervene to save Snow’s parents or from Snow being orphaned, and the Blue Fairy directly lied about there being only enough magic in the enchanted wardrobe to transport one person.

"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy

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@Slurpeez

It seems you misunderstood my post.

I never excused Regina for her actions after she turned evil (when she was about 20). I was comparing childhoods mostly.

I have a lot of reasons as to why Regina’s childhood and teenage years were worse than Snow’s.

I don’t think you can use Emma and Neal’s as a comparison, either.

It is bed time where I am, but when I have a time I will write a long post detailing my reasons why I think the way I do.

 

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