Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25617908-20151229021726/@comment-25926288-20151229042927

Farerb wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: Farerb wrote: You're taking about plot holes caused by retcons. Retcons can happen and still not contradict something we learned in the past like Regina knowing about Emma in 309. Well if it doesn't cause any problems to the plot, it's not really a retcon then, it's just they added new plot. Otherwise your saying everything that is serialized constantly has retcons. From wikipedia: "Retroactive continuity, or retco for short, is alteration of previously established facts in the continuity of a fictional work."

There is nothing about plot holes. When Lumiere made that statement about the first dark one, the viewers have no reason to think he's lying until they showed what happened with the first dark one, which can be reasoned with him lying or being misinformed. The fact remains that viewers thought one thing until the writers said another, which doesn't necessarily creates a plot hole or an inconcistency, but it is still a retcon nonetheless. Yay! We agree! And what Farerb says is right. Not a bad thing and it's a tool commonly used.