Krista_N

It's best not to expect too much. It's unlikely she will ever talk about her feelings for Neal again.

BlueDog9

I agree

Krista_N

Maybe it's better that way.

BlueDog9

It might be

Krista_N

I want people to remember him, but there can be no doubt that Emma is going to move on.

BlueDog9

We already know she is

Krista_N

I'm not surprised, but I know nothing about season 4 and that's exactly the way I want it to be. I want Emma to be happy, she deserves it, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't agree with her choices, so it's better I know as little about it as possible.

BlueDog9

Same here

Krista_N

Ignorance is bliss

BlueDog9

Sometimes

Krista_N

In this case it is.

BlueDog9

It wouldn't have been doing S3.

Krista_N

It was different in season 3, but now that we're not watching anymore there's no point in getting upset about anything that happens on the show.

Kelaine

Krista N, just keep telling yourself Neal lived. There are tons of ways that could work.

First, let's suppose that Neal's soul is now bound in the Vault of the Dark One and can be rescued by someone willing to sacrifice his or her life or (ahem) being tricked into it (not in favor, just saying).

Or let's assume Rumple can find a way to get a soul out of the vault without having to have someone else imprisoned in his place.

Or assume that the year Rumple and Bae were bound gave Rumple the opportunity to do something--or Bae the opportunity to do something (when Bae dies, still doesn't have his memories back of the missing year) that left some spark of him alive.

Or maybe Walsh or Glinda or Dorothy did something (it would be great if Neal had known Dorothy at some point, although the time lines get a little tricky to work with). Maybe Dorothy got to Neverland at some point?

Maybe there was something left from Pan. Maybe there's something in the link that made it so only Rumple could kill his father but only if he died along with him that creates a link between him and Bae.

And I'm still betting on Rumple being somehow connected to the three fates, so his DNA could do all sorts of unexpected things with magic.

Oh, hey, you know hot the fates and triple goddess types generally function in groups of three? The youngest is the maiden, symbol of new life; the second is the mother, giver/preserver of life; the third is the crone, representative of destiny and death.

Rumple understood destiny and tried to shape it. He was the one who could kill Pan and is the most deadly of the Stiltskin clan.

Henry also had an understanding of destiny, as when he went to get Emma to break the curse. He had the power to renew Pan's life or life in general.

So, Neal should be the second aspect, preserver and nurturer of life.

Miss Cam

Thanks for the new thread.