Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25926288-20161021174343/@comment-24674051-20161205171432

Ok, first, there was an article on the EW site, and the realm where Regina and Emma are trapped is called (at least by A & E) the Wish realm, and it is now just as real of a realm as the Dream realm or the EF. And I will opt to refer to it as the Wish Realm as well.

I think Emma and Regina will be trapped in the Wish Realm for probably 1-2 episodes. Emma knows who she is, but probably also realizes that she needs to keep her Princess identity in tact.

Things that I think we'll see in this episode from the Wish Realm

1. Emma will encounter Captain Hook, who is still as young looking as ever, since he just escaped from Neverland and Peter Pan (who probably finally died since he had no way of reversing the magic without the heart of the truest believer).

2. Regina will have some interactions with this new Robin, and at least find out what kind of life this robin has (and maybe figure out why he has not aged).

3. Henry will definitly be gunning to kill Regina and rescue his mom. and Emma may need to try and step in and convince Henry of the truth (which may be a hard task). And keep in mind that Henry is currently in possession of the sword destined to kill Emma.

There is also going to be at least one short flash back, as Mackenzie Grace was seen on seen, so we should look forward to some tidbit out of Emma's childhood that will have relevance on the episode (or at least on the part of the story being set up.

As for present day Storybrooke (this episode, or as part of the story being set up).

1. Belle and Rumple working together to determine what can be done to stop their son from doing harm. and possibly bringing Rumple into the main group, now that his interests are at least somewhat lined up with everyone elses (at least as far as finding a solution to Gideon is concerned), although Rumple may still be prone for his own dark methods.

2. David, Killian, and Henry looking for a way to deal with the new situation, plus probably looking to find a solution to the sleeping curse (however, i think David will be seen to be awake more during the next few episodes.

3. Blue may be down for the moment, but I don't think she'll stay down long, and she may be getting ready to join in the fight against the Black Fairy, and may lead to the strangest team up of the show  to date, with Blue and Rumple working together.