[Daniel J. Lewis]

Ok, let’s talk about Baelfire.

There’s been recent casting news about a new character named Jack. The same Jack from the Jack and the Beanstalk story. Personally, I think this character will turn out to be an adult Baelfire. We already know that Baelfire was given a magic bean by the Blue Fairy. That on its own is a very big clue. And the description given of the character Jack sounds very much like what an adult Baelfire would be like.

-Running away from his past in a dangerous land
-Mysterious

Ok, that’s all I’ve got so far. 😆 But coupling the evidence of the magic bean with the recent casting news of Jack, it sounds a lot like Baelfire. Given Bae’s history, he probably would be running away from his past. His father is the Dark One, and Bae was shunned because of this. Of course, there’s the issue of what exactly is Bae running away from Um…well, there is his father. His father created the world’s darkest curse just so that he could locate Bae. Maybe Bae got wind of this and has been on the run ever since. Knowing how Bae feels about magic and his father’s actions, he’d probably be tempted to run away from Rumpel rather than welcome with open arms.

And Baelfire would most certainly consider this land new and dangerous. There’s technology, cars, guns, bombs, strange music, odd-looking clothes. This world probably freaks him out. 😆

So, that’s my two cents on the matter. What do you guys think?

[Daniel J. Lewis]

This is now fixed. Thanks for the emails pointing out the glitch.

[Daniel J. Lewis]

Great job everyone! 😀 😀 😀

[Daniel J. Lewis]

@Lil’Red wrote:

I’m trying to wrap my head around this, who else is technically a guest star with option in ONCE? Does ‘option’ just mean it has the possibility of joining main cast? If so, makes sense that’s how they’ll bring Baelfire in, then add him to the main cast NEXT season.

It’s probably just a red herring. They can’t say this character is going to become a series regular or a recurring character without spoiling it a bit. But then again, this fandom has done a pretty good job figuring things out so far So, the show is screwed either way. 😆

[Daniel J. Lewis]

HELL YES!!! I am way too excited right now. I’ve got to calm down. 😆

Ok, I really do think this character is Baelfire. Like…a lot. My evidence?

–He’s running away from his past in a dangerous land – Baelfire definitely has a dark past to run away from. His father is the freaking Dark One for God’s sake! And I can totally see him viewing our world as a dangerous new land. Guns, bombs, technology, ect. It’s all very foreign to him.

and

–Baelfire was given a magic bean by the Blue Fairy – You know, the infamous magic bean from the Jack and the Beanstalk story. It’s a pretty big clue that probably shouldn’t be overlooked people. 😆

[Daniel J. Lewis]

God, I hope you guys right. I would love for the season 2 climax to be Rumpel-centric. And I am dying to finally meet Baelfire. I had a feeling Bae would pop up somehwere towards the end of the season as the season 2 cliffhanger.

[Daniel J. Lewis]

Thank you so much for sharing! I was presenting at a meetup and couldn’t monitor the news.

[Daniel J. Lewis]

Whoa. It looks all those predictions over in the Belle thread about her being a darker character turned out be correct! This is going to be amazing. Bring on the Dark Princess! 😈

[Daniel J. Lewis]

I just released our rewatch information with its own banner:

Join the Once Upon a Time rewatch with ONCE podcast

[Daniel J. Lewis]

I know, but I have a soft spot for Regina and Rumpel as well. I’m a conflicted soul. 😆

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