Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-8345449-20140513141958/@comment-24898439-20140526181811

To get back to the consequences question, there are still some huge (as in Texas-sized) plot holes to consider about the return of Marian. Having just rewatched the finale, it bothers me even more about the question of the name. So, at first Marian refuses to say her name because she's worried about the EQ. However, even after she's been saved, she still doesn't mention it? Once they get to SB, Emma rushes off to find her parents whilst asking Hook to fill in Marian. He doesn't ask her name at any point then? And if he does learn it, he doesn't tell Emma? So, we're really to believe she's still nameless at that point? Then, when we see Regina/Robin/Roland walk into the diner, Emma and Hook are sitting with Marian, and apparently still don't know her name, even though effectively the first thing Emma asked her when she first met her was her name? And when Emma is saying, "Regina, I'd like you to meet...", though she is interrupted by Robin, are we to think that she STILL doesn't know her name? And if she does know her name, how does she not put Marian together with Robin? You'll note that she doesn't seem surprised by Robin and Regina's relationship. So, we are left with one of three scenarios: first Emma is dumber than dirt; second, Emma intentionally let Regina get hurt publicly (as opposed to maybe mentioning it in private, if we assume she knew Marian's name by the time Regina walked into the diner) or third Marian never really did mention her name, which is suspicious (or the biggest plot hole). Either way, it's a big problem.