Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-28162607-20170103120839/@comment-28162607-20170106212158

Nightlily wrote:

Aine1989 wrote:

Yep the writers did screw up the maths; Emma and Neal met in 2000 not 2001. Clearly, the wiki (which isn't a totally reliable source) does not go with what the show says because Henry's birthday cannot possibly be in August. Unless it is, then Neal is not his father. We do go with what the show says, and the show says 2001. It is stated, clearly and directly, on-screen, in a title card in "There's No Place Like Home". And if they met in 2001, Henry would, naturally, have been born in August 2001, or later. The year 2001 is also backed up by the fact that Emma was 18 when she gave birth to Henry - something that is established in two' other episodes. Sorry, but with the sheer amount of clear and direct in-show information suggesting that they met in 2001, and very little in-show information suggesting that it was in 2000, we will continue to go with the year 2001. The in show information suggesting 2000 is Henry's biological age. It's not like they haven't messed up with timestampts before.