Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25375217-20170119000258/@comment-25926288-20170412201649

FrancisPaul wrote: So what do you guys think this price is?

I'm guessing the curse was already broken and Snowing could reunite with their daughter but they were told that, if they did so, a terrible villain known as the Black Fairy wouldn't be defeated.

Their option was to let the curse be cast once more and forget all of it so that Emma could grow and ultimately face the BF. Pretty much. And I'm sure they didn't tell the actors/actresses before this because it didn't really look as if Snow knew anything since Emma and Snow both went to Rumple.