Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25836299-20141223190027/@comment-25926288-20150104014817

I'm thinking in season one the hat was just a cameo of one of the many Disney, Marvel, Lost, or Tron tidbits. They probably were not aware of using the sorcerer's hat in this way. I'd say it's a plot hole, or not in continuity, or simply not supposed to be remembered.