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So Neal being back on a more permanent basis would give more substance for Henry, more complications with Emma, and a possible end for Rumple redemption. I disagree with most on this I guess. I think if done well, they could absolutely integrate Neal back into the show and it could be quite beautiful.
Believe me, I would love it if this scenario were to happen, and if handled well, it would be a wonderful thing to behold. I think many Neal fans would be thrilled, too, if that were what the return of Neal meant. However, I think there are those who are apprehensive about the probable return of Neal, thinking it will only be a one-off guest appearance by MRJ (in which case, it hurts more than it soothes people’s disappointment about the loss of Neal). Also, I think a lot of Neal fans lost too much trust in the writers after they killed off Neal in the first place to believe the writers could handle his reappearance well. The show got reset after Going Home, and it’d be hard to fix it now.
[adrotate group="5"]"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
But first and foremost, Neal can be the dad Henry never got.
How? MRJ’s not coming back full time. He’s literally contracted to another (very competitive) network/studio with rumors of a second season already in the works for his new show.
Secondly, if Hook ends up being out of the picture by the end of this arc, Neal not only becomes more important in Henry’s life, but also Emma’s.
LOL
Oh you really think ABC would let them write off Hook/Colin. The same ABC who saw the dailies of S2A and said “more Hook here! Put more Hook. Can you add more Hook? There needs to be more Hook.” (true story)
But I don’t think Neal and Hook could coexist.
Of course they could had the show not thrown away its core of “family first” thesis because if TPTB were really that intent on CS sailing, then fine. You don’t actually need to kill Neal to make that happen. But they did with what A and E called the giant reset button of episode 311, so episode 315 happened.
If this is anything, it’s a one off, either one or two episodes and done.
Also, I think a lot of Neal fans lost too much trust in the writers after they killed off Neal in the first place to believe the writers could handle Neal’s re-appearance well.
I don’t trust the writers to write themselves out of a paper bag at this point.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"If this is all just for MRJ to appear one or two episodes, then this conversation is useless because none of us believe that’s the best idea. It would be great to see him, but no one trusts the writers to do it right. I was simply saying if for some crazy reason, MRJ was able to come back in a more full time role, I think if done right, Neal could help bring the show back to what made it great.
But at the very least, if done right, it would be really nice for Henry to officially say goodbye to his dad. And to get a little screen time with him. And as far as me thinking Hook and Neal can’t coexist, I simply meant I don’t want to see more fighting over Emma in a stupid love triangle. If MRJ somehow was able to come back, I would want it to be all about him again, with Hook gone, him being in his son’s life, and leaving the back door open for Swanfire. Again, this isn’t going to happen, but that’s all I meant.
Well, maybe they do realize that next season will be the final season and then they shouldn’t be bothered with ratings, hence no fanservice. That way, they could afford getting rid of Hook (and Robin and Zelena), bring back Neal, and tell the story they needed to tell from the beginning. May I remind you that Neal and Emma are confirmed to be TL while Hook and Emma are still not confirmed to be TL (if anything they are not TL since if they had been, Zelena’s lips curse would’ve been broken immedietly).
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Well, maybe they do realize that next season will be the final season and then they shouldn’t be bothered with ratings, hence no fanservice. That way, they could afford getting rid of Hook (and Robin and Zelena), bring back Neal, and tell the story they needed to tell from the beginning. May I remind you that Neal and Emma are confirmed to be TL while Hook and Emma are still not confirmed to be TL (if anything they are not TL since if they had been, Zelena’s lips curse would’ve been broken immedietly).
All of this sounds amazing. And definitely could be done. Problem is, as Rumple’s Girl put it, MRJ has another show and NBC is already talking about a second season before the first one has even debuted. So it’s looking like a brief one or two episode appearance for MRJ. I just hope they do it right.
Well, maybe they do realize that next season will be the final season and then they shouldn’t be bothered with ratings, hence no fanservice. That way, they could afford getting rid of Hook (and Robin and Zelena), bring back Neal, and tell the story they needed to tell from the beginning. May I remind you that Neal and Emma are confirmed to be TL while Hook and Emma are still not confirmed to be TL (if anything they are not TL since if they had been, Zelena’s lips curse would’ve been broken immedietly).
To say nothing of the Dark One Curse. Even going by what Clippystiltskin said, Rumpel still had to shake it off (TLK), but Emma got her first/only gold spot.
I, for one, think/hope this season is the last. But if there is one more, a potential season 2 of GoS would get in the way (even if it is NBC). Not that I even trust Kitsiwitz one bit.
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