Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6208134-20130130185920/@comment-4839682-20130321173457

AtDoc wrote: That's really not an accurate statement though, is it? I mean in the pilot episode Henry catches a Grey Hound bus out of Storybrooke to Boston. And then Emma has her belongings shipped to Storybooke from Boston right to Mary Margrets front door. And if that were totally true, why have "Welcome to Storybrooke" signs that only point in the direction of entering traffic? Why have signs at all?... It's more likely we just saw Regina using magic to shield them from that particular situation.

There's also one more thing that's always bothered me about that understanding. In the Pilot episode when Henry tells Emma where he lives,"Storybrooke, Maine", Emma reacts as though she knows where it is and never asks Henry "Where is that, kid?".... They just jump into the VW and go.

'''Why does she need to ask where it is? She knows where Maine is, and GPS is a thing. Why have signs? It's part of a normal town. We also don't know where Henry caught his bus. Maybe he got on in Storybrooke, maybe he got on in the next town over, etc. Henry's also a special exception when it comes to the Curse. As for Emma getting her belongings... self sustaining bubble, and the Curse was weakened at that time.'''