Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25315804-20180409035927/@comment-25315804-20180409144641

Eskaver wrote: It’s really not that.

Eloise and Ivy are awake because Ivy wanted it that way. Victoria wasn’t fully awake as Ivy simply cursed her to think she was.

It’s not a magic thing. Samdi is awake because apparently he had pulled a Rumple and was likewise cursed by made sure he had a way to trigger his memories.

Anyway, it appears that there are those that didn’t have a trigger or not picked by Ivy that are partially or fully awake are a bit loony: Nick and Tilly. It’s not known why those two remember. Either the curse just didn’t affect them due to something magical they had/did beforehand or....we won’t get that answer. Yeah, Nick remembering his identity is odd too.

I feel like Tilly could have magic. It's quite possible she is the Guardian, but she also could have inherited magic from her mother. She was with Rumple when the curse hit. So either she was trying to help him get rid of the darkness, or became his apprentice, like Cora, Regina, and Zelena before her. Also don't forget that one time she met Henry, and magically released him from the vines that were holding him.

So at least if she had magic she could have done something beforehand to help her, but Nick is still a wild card, as we don't know why he remembers.