fox24

I think time is normal in sb. ust rb might have might have moved to a rapid aging realm

Odira

But then how do explain Belle clearly growing into mature age

fox24

I think RB moved to a realm where things go faster or maybe went to the dark realm to clean up Fiona's mess

lianamed

I'm more curious about Rumple looking human in, what seems to be the Enchanted Forest, and how can he possibly be in SB, and, what it is more intriguing, why would he want Alice to kill him.

Something seems weird, IMO.

Austenphile

IMm not sure he wants Alice to kill him. He might just want her to wake him from the curse.

kristi_adela

I think so too. At some point we see Alice and Rumple in the EF2 at the same time as Henry.
Also, we know that time moves at a normal speed in Storybrooke, for the first year of Gideon's life because they celebrate his birthday at Granny's. Unless they cut that scene.

Austenphile

It moved at normal speed long enough for Henry to go from 13 to 18. Now not sure how 30 something Henry can be in HH in 2017 when he was 10 on October 23, 2011. But I think it's more to do with the curse in HH than SB.

lianamed

I wonder if the curse sent them back in time, which would also mean we might get to see what will happen to Rumple and Belle at the same time those event s are actually happening, which would mean, we might have two versions or Rumple from different points in time, and two Reginas as well: one currently living in SB and another in HH.

Austenphile

Maybe Alison's alternate time line tweet was a week early.

fox24

Or maybe Belle moved away before Regina could give her a lesson on how to get those cleanses but yeah I go with alternate time or RB moved to a rapid ageing realm

scififan2009

Or maybe someone is showing Gold what his life will be like with Belle if he never gives up being the dark one.

fox24

That's a another theory I have

sherry02

That would make sense because it didn't fit with what we saw in ep 3, but it might make sense for this episode.

NikNak

Austenphile

One of the pics has a background wig labeled Belle 75-80.