Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-34924658-20171107020655/@comment-27001284-20171111211422

Well, here's a theory: it's heavily implied that Ivy is responsible for casting the curse. Seeming she does cast the curse, and enlists the aid of The Witch, since this is a New Enchanted Forest, maybe their ingredients are different than the original. Maybe there's a way to cast the curse without the heart of the "thing you love the most" and the black fairy dust, which probably no longer exists given Fiona's demise, just like in this curse, time isn't standing still - it moves normally, much like Snow's curse. Same as how in this curse, everyone isn't trapped in HH. And same as how Weaver doesn't possess magic in this curse but is unable to be killed opposed to his almost-death by Hook in S2.