Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20161114015927/@comment-1916997-20161115031602

Eskaver wrote: Welcome to "Do They Even", hosted by yours truly. A show brought to you by the writers because of the writers. 1. Why does noone question Emma leaving to New York when EQ put an impassible barrier on the townline?

'''I don't think we got confirmation that the SQ put up a spell that blocks anyone from leaving. And Emma has almost always been able to leave, because of the whole Savior thing.'''

2. They've stated that you are magicless in the mirror world. Why then is the Dragon capable of magic? Why was Sidney capable of magic (but he's a special case at best)?

Different types of magic maybe, as someone suggested above.

3. They've stated that the sleeping curse is an unbreakable curse (except for true love). Why does Emma ask the Dragon? Why does Regina not even stop that sort of questioning in tis tracks?

'''Well, it doesn't hurt to ask. Just because Regina thought it was unbreakable doesn't mean that's true. And if True Love's Kiss can break it, there may be other ways.'''

4. Anyone can crush a heart. Snow crushed David's, for example. Why would Regina need to acquire a godly artifact just so Henry can crush the Dragon's heart? Queenie would have no trouble stealing the heart back from Henry, even if he dared.

'''I think the SQ just likes to be dramatic. Sure Henry can just crush the heart in his hand, but using a magical hammer is so much better. Besides, doing something with your own hand and doing it with an object are very different. Maybe she thought it would be easier for Henry to do it with the hammer. Alternativly, maybe you do need to be a magic user to crush a heart, and Regina somehow gave her magic to Snow so she could crush Charming's heart or something.'''

I've picked up on these across the web and it just makes me wonder, "Do they even (insert something cynical)?" The writers sometimes write solid episodes, but then it's mucked up when someone thinks over it briefly afterwards. Most of these are because of the capital P-L-O-T, but come on, there's no real excuse to not be consistent or making something up that makes it work. Answers in bold.