Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25926288-20160812000901/@comment-24674051-20160812160431

I'm not sure that any saviorology type reveal will be that much of a surprise, at least not for long term viewers. But I would imagine that that is the direction that the writers will take for Emma's "life-altering" secret. If you go back to Season 3 (I think it was "The New Neverland") Emma clearly makes the statement that HER magic comes at a price, and that price is that she never gets a day off. She may have been going through some denial of who she was during season 3a, 3b, and 4a (4a was unnecessary as far as Emma's denial is concerned, but it is what it is), but she did understand at the back of her mind that her role has a very wearying effect.

Now, as to Henry taking the lead on helping finish the stories, that seems to me to be a step in the write direction. I mean, he is the Author, so helping people complete their stories, their untold tale, is something that is right up his alley. And it really does build a little on what he started in the UW. This could be an opportunity for some character building.

The other main characters being haunted by their own unfinished past... Well, they need something to pull the characters in to the story, right? I guess all of the characters (Even Rumple, Belle, and Regina) still have areas of their past that are hidden. and the ones that I would be most interested in are Zelena and KIllian. I actually think that we might see Young Zelena again in Oz, and get a brief glimpse of a happier part of her childhood when her Mom was alive (I can only imagine that she was a happier child until her mother passed away). And this may well play into some dilemma that she is facing in trying to raise Robyn.

And as for Rumple and Belle, I really think that the sleeping curse part will be resolved by the end of 6x01. I would imagine that the first part of the season, their story will be one of trying to find that place of reconcilliation. And in the meantime, I could see Belle join forces with Henry to help with some of the stories. and alliance between the Author and the LIbrarian just seems natural (Whether the writers actually go there is another story).