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In the chat, MedChen suggested that Blackbeard is really the Black Fairy. Could this new pirate be a woman?!
[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
I think it must have something to do with present day or it wouldn’t be a spoiler. Maybe Lumiere is taking care of Rumple or lights the way for Belle to find him?
I LOVE that idea since I think lumiere is French for “light”!
"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
How is it spoiler if they met in the past…unless they meet in the present day???
I think you just answered your own question! I think Belle and Lumiere’s meeting is still forth-comging, or that it happened in the “missing year” while in the EF.
"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
In the chat, TheWatcher shared this link about Pirates in Oz, the 25th book in the Oz book series by L. Frank Baum. So, there could be a connection/partnership between the Wicked Witch and Black Beard.
"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
I had another thought. There is also the year in the EF that has yet to be accounted for. Maybe the EF was overrun by pirates and this is a flashback of the missing year.
"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
Like why randomly introduce another pirate into the fray during the WWW storyline. No pirates in Oz.
It could always be a flashback scene, since like you said, it could be Hook’s dad.
"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
Awesome! I expect to see an epic fight between our resident pirate, Hook, and this new nemesis!
Do we think it’s Papa Jones?
Interesting! Could be!
"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
Is there a deliberate reason why Emma and Henry ended up in NYC instead of Boston at the end of 3×11?
"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
"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
Phee wrote: Another reason that occurred to me why they won’t kill off Neal. The cycle of abandonment is a MAJOR theme for the Stilskins. Malcolm abandoned Rumple, Rumple abandoned Bae, and from the moment Neal discovered he was a father, his mentality has been: “We’re all messed up. What do you say we try to avoid that with him?” And since that moment, he’s been there for Henry in any way he possibly can be. This generation has succeeded at breaking the cycle of father/son abandonment that goes back (at least) two generations. They actually have a shot at sustaining a healthy, committed, father/son relationship. That is a major development for this family! I just cannot imagine them then turning around and killing off one half of this generation’s father/son pair. It would make no sense. It would negate the victory that was this family overcoming the breaking that abandonment cycle. It would make Neal’s efforts to be there for Henry null and void. I just can’t see any reason they would want to do that.
I agree that this is single handedly the best reason why Neal surviving makes the most sense. He’s not only Rumple’s and Henry’s happy ending; he’s the one who is proving that a family can be restored. He’s the hope for his son realizing that one need not be defined by one’s past mistakes, that forgiveness is possible, and that broken relationships can be restored. His second chance isn’t only with Emma in a romantic sense but it’s also about showing his son that he can be a man who makes commitments and keeps them. Also, Neal forgiving his father for abandoning him helps demonstrate to Henry that it’s possible to forgive the deepest hurts and it also demonstrates that principle to Emma, in that hope that she can one day fully forgive him and her own parents. Neal challenges Emma in her own personal growth to reach deep down past the pain to find hope for the future of setting a new, better emotional framework. Emma loving Neal helps her deal with the deepest part of herself, baggage included, and in the end, makes her a better person for being able to forgive him all the pain they went through, which he never wanted for either of them, and calls the biggest regret of his life. Neal’s survival isn’t just about his happy ending; it’s about a family’s continued healing.
"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
