Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6036560-20151019182409/@comment-4975807-20151025190756

Personally, I don't think Neal will be revived. The episode title "Dreamcatcher" definitely made me think of him, but he's dead. I get that some people think it's unfair since the writers used a lot of technicalities to explain why Mr. Gold and Zelena could be brought back, but not Neal. I believe the whole point of "Quiet Minds" was to show how final Neal's life was once he died. And after his death, people didn't just forget about him, because that's the natural process of losing someone; to grieve and remember that person. My SwanFire radar twinges every time Neal is mentioned on the show, but it's those small mentions that really set in the reality that although he's gone, he's still there in some aspects. I did believe Emma when she said she'd always love him, and I think she still keeps that bit of him with her now in the present though she's with Hook. Kind of like how I think Hook still loves and honors Milah's memory, but he has since let her go and focusing on the present rather than continuing to drudge up the past and all the pain and anger he had.

I don't know if Neal and Emma would've even had a future together as a couple had he not died. Neal was hopeful about it, but I'm unsure about Emma. They did love each other, but in a world that's imperfect, I think the most they could've been was just co-parents to Henry.