ONCE - Once Upon a Time podcast
Reviews, theories, and talk about ABC's Once Upon a Time TV show
Hmmm, forgot about the episode with the whale.
I guess I should go back and rewatch that one.
With certain characters having dual-roles (i.e Rumple/Croc/Beast), has me wondering if Dr. Whale/Dr. Frankenstein, could also actually be Monstro.
I’ve heard some theories on this but most have mentioned it in a literal sense, that he was an actual Whale. Jimminy Cricket wasn’t an actual Cricket in the Enchanted Forest, why would Dr. Whale have to be an actual Whale.
I know Whale is a reference to James Whale (Director of Frankenstein), but could it also be a reference to being the Whale that consumed Pinocchio?
By consume, it could have been actually just transporting Pinocchio to Dr. Whale’s world (similar to the whirlpool that took Hook to Neverland).
Could it be that Dr. Whale actually turned Pinocchio into a real boy with Science?
Just a theory.