Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-23906605-20131017110136/@comment-23871096-20131028204445

TNOandXadric wrote: It's still Neal acting based on what he thinks is best for Emma without consulting her, which is all kinds of skeevy. And what he thought was best was clearing off to a different country, leaving her to go to jail for the crime he committed, and then not bothering to check in on her at all for the next decade.

Sure, he ostensibly did it because he wanted her to live her *destiny* by breaking this curse, but he had no idea that her going to jail would lead to the chain of events that brought her to Storybrooke; she might just have easily entered a downward spiral and ended up OD'ing in a gutter somewhere.

How on earth would it be selfish of him to involve Emma in a conversation about her future? Remember, Neal was raised by Rumple. The bar scene? It's obv that Neal was tho not into magic he believed in fate and grande design. His Father raising him might have had some influence in his making his decision. He may have thought if he didn't make this decision. worse repercussions would ensue or the whole chain of events would in some way happen ayway for which Neal & Emma cannot escape.

for all we know, Emma HAD to be at that hospital in that exact city for a chain of events leading Henry to end up with Regina. Neal plainly discussed this belief in that bar scene.

Idk if the ep. was called "Manhatten".