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   I have a theory Going Home besides feeling like it should have been the shows series finale, MAY HAVE BEEN the ending the show writers had envisioned (that’s when they had vision) before they became seemingly disinterested in their own show, became distracted by “shiny new toys,” and seemed focused on the financial benefit of having a show reach syndication.                        

You know I think the actors once said they signed on to the show thinking the curse would not be broken until the shows end.  I’m sure the thinking was this separation of the two worlds would keep the show from going off the rails and allow it a cohesive and somewhat realistic narrative by obeying certain rules (dead is dead, hard to travel between realms).  Well you see what happened there.  If the writers changed their minds with breaking the curse earlier it’s also possible the story points in Going Home (Reginas and Rumplestilskin’s sacrifices, Emma now being the one to get false memories) were put in prematurely even though they made total sense as full circle plot points to wrap up the series.

I mean you have Rumple and Regina, the shows “villians,” acting in noble and unselfish ways.  

The whole reason for the curse, for the show actually, was for Rumple to get to his son and here he did even if just for a short time.   He got to tell him he loved him and that for him it was all worth it.

You had Rumplestilskin who once claimed how love was a “disease” that made you weak, genuinely and passionately proclaim that Belle’s love made him strong.

You had Regina the one who cast the curse and gave everyone false memories for her own sake now giving false happy memories to two people just for their sake.  She once wanted Emma out of Storybrook desperately and now is truly sad at not only Henry’s but her departure as well.

You had Emma now a believer tearfully leaving with Henry instead of her a skeptic arriving in Storybrook with trepidation.

I’ve heard many others say the characters went “"back to being stories.”  Beautiful and bittersweet.

I could go on but those are just a few examples of the beautiful bookend Going Home presented itself as.  It has all the hallmarks of a series finale.  Perhaps I am giving the writers too much credit though, this being the finale would have made narrative and emotional sense.

It’s ridiculous, isn’t it?

If you add in the things they promised the volume would down the show.  We were promised a romance for Archie, a Ruby/Whale plot, season 2 was supposed to have a whole story for Ruby.  Frozen was only mean as a half season so I think that’s one of the few things that is actually pretty much wrapped up (not completely and there were some ridiculous things there.)

Where did Wendy and her brothers go?  What about the Lost Boys? What happened to Belle’s mom? Where is Tink, and how did she know Neal?  How did Neal get away from Neverland?  How long was he in our world after leaving Neverland?  What happened to the Camelot people?  Are they taking over Storybrooke while everyone’s down in Hades?  Where is Ana, Will’s wife?  What’s happening with Mal, Lily, and that storyline they promised a year ago on finding Lily’s dad?  Pan as Home Office never made sense.  What’s the whole story?  How did Tamara know about magic? How does magic exist in other places?  What happened to Whale’s brother?  What’s Charming’s not-dad up to?  Where’s Sidney?  How is he coping with not having someone to tell him what to do?  Did Regina ever return people’s hearts?  Why doesn’t Emma know (or care) that Graham was killed?  Why isn’t this mentioned in Hades?  What happened to Jefferson and Grace?  Who is Grace’s mother?  

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