Board Thread:Fanon: Season 8 & Beyond/@comment-25551215-20191204022821/@comment-25551215-20191227033609

Sorry, was just finishing up the episode! The holiday season's been pretty hectic so far. The episode seems pretty random at some points, but a lot of it is laying down groundwork for the future!
 * Cue joyful holiday music.
 * It’s approaching Christmas at the Mills’, and both Henrys, Lucy, Ella, Regina, and Zelena decorate the house
 * Henry and his family are spending their last Christmas in Storybrooke before they move to NYC
 * “Can you believe it’s already the holiday season?” Regina asks.
 * “It’s our first holiday in forever,” Zelena says. “How are we going to celebrate?”
 * “I think I have an idea,” Regina smiles coyly.
 * We get a montage of various people celebrating. Snow, Charming, and Neal make gingerbread cookies. (Emma, Hook, and Hope are at their house) as a red envelope is slipped under their door.
 * Sabine and Drew share a round of drinks at the Rabbit Hole, wearing festive clothes. The bartender gives them an envelope
 * Tilly, Margot, Rogers, and Gideon set up a Christmas tree in Tilly and Margot’s house. Gideon finds a red envelope.
 * Emma and Hook kiss under the mistletoe and break apart when they see an envelope hanging on the doorpost.
 * A split-screen shows Romeo taking in the sights of the Land of Untold Stories during the holidays. Nearby, people talk excitedly about the Queen’s invitation.
 * In Agrabah, Aladdin and Jasmine have a festive feast. The magic carpet flies in with a red envelope on it.
 * In Wonderland, Anastasia, Will, Alice, and Cyrus give each other magic crystals. It snows outside and they’re dressed in winter clothes. This is clearly a Wonderland tradition. A wintry wind blows in a red envelope.
 * The Seven Dwarves sing Christmas carols down a festively decorated Main Street as Granny serves gingerbread cookies. Sheriff Henry gives them all envelopes.
 * The scene shifts to Arendelle, where Elsa rings the Yule bell, starting the holiday season. She’s joined by Anna, Kristoff, Sven, and a CGI Olaf voiced by special guest Josh Gad, all of them dressed in their festive attire from the holiday special.
 * “I’m so glad we get to spend yet another year together,” Anna tells Elsa.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“Me too. And we get to share it with our whole family.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“I’m glad too!” Olaf exclaims. “Warm hugs for everyone!”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Before they can hug, another wintry wind blows an envelope right into Elsa’s hands. She opens it and smiles in delight.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“What is it?” Anna asks.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“Queen Regina has invited everyone around the United Realms to a holiday ball.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“That many people in one ballrooom? What are we even going to do in there?” Kristoff asks skeptically.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“Well, the Queen has requested that everyone in the kingdoms bring something so we can share our holiday traditions with each other.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Anna asks if they’re going to bring Olaf
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">As they discuss, we shift to a different scene, this one much more sombre and melancholy.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">In front of a gravestone, Gideon kneels.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“I miss you, Mother, Father…”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">He gets angry; how could they have left him?
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">He breaks down in the graveyard when Rogers and Tilly join him.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">They lay flowers at the grave and share a group hug; Rogers has unofficially adopted Gideon.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Meanwhile at the Royal Palace, Regina, Zelena, Henry, Snow, Charming, Neal, Wish Henry, Jacinda, and Lucy decorate for the ball as a piano  instrumental of “That Time of Year” from Olaf’s Frozen Adventure plays
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">We get a montage as guests enter; Sabine and Drew arrive first, followed by the familiar Storybrooke gang, then the Jones-Gold family, Aladdin and Jasmine, the Wonderland gang, a group from the Land of Untold Stories with Romeo included (he’s still wandering around the realms; this is between the 801 flashback and Romeo with Montague scene), and finally, Emma, Hook, and Hope
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The Storybrooke gang includes the dwarves (sans Happy and Dopey), Granny, Archie, Geppetto, and OG!Pinocchio
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Regina makes a speech about the holidays.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“I asked myself earlier, after everything we’ve been to, what does this time of year mean to me? And I realized today while I was decorating with my family that it’s about love. The love that we share with each other at this time of year. The laughter. The memories. The hope…”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">We see a special holiday montage of families spending time together happily, from the Mills to the Jones to the Charmings.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“Because ultimately, the holidays are about the love that we share. And honestly? When we’re together… it’s my favorite time of year.” (Gotta get those Frozen references in!)
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“How touching,” a demonic voice says from above.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Everyone panics.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">It gets chilly as outside, a blizzard strikes the United Realms.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Anna asks Elsa if she knows what’s going on
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Elsa doesn’t; it’s just like in season 4: this icy magic isn’t hers.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“A festival to celebrate the holidays,” the demonic voice continues. “How quaint.”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The demonic voice says more creepy but irrelevant stuff.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Meanwhile, in a remote cave, Dorian finishes a summoning spell.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“And now… the Shadow Raven’s plot… is born. Let the Reckoning commence!”
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The demon rises. It’s a hideous beast with glowing red eyes and a sharp candy cane weapon. This is Once’s version of Krampus (voiced by Roerig).
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Krampus is from a realm “beyond the door” (more on that in the future…) and has been summoned by Dorian to serve the Shadow Raven ahead of time
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The blizzard strengthens.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Back at the palace, Regina calms down the panicking crowds.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“I and some others will go out and stop this blizzard.” Something like that.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Regina decides to take Snow, Charming, Zelena, and Elsa with her
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Emma stays behind to keep the peace and watch over Neal (but mostly because we couldn’t get Jmo to film that many scenes)
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Anna insists on joining Elsa, saying that they always stick together
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Resigned, Elsa agrees. Anna says goodbye to Kristoff and Olaf. Olaf makes another witty remark.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Henry tells Ella and Lucy to stay behind; he has to do this
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Ella wants to join him, but Henry wants to protect them
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Ella finally agrees, and Regina and co. leave
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">They go to the armory, where Snow, Charming, Henry, and Anna get swords; Regina, Zelena, and Elsa will rely on their magic
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">They go out into the blizzard. Elsa manages to take some control of the blizzard and makes a straight path
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Zelena makes some remark about how she hates winter.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Anna and Elsa lead the way, while Snow and Charming stay on guard for any unexpected threats.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">They’ve been walking for awhile when Arendelle comes into sight, the castle surrounded by an eerie red whirlwind.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The red whirlwind transforms into Krampus, who attacks the heroes.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">“I’ve been waiting for this,” Krampus says.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">A fight scene ensues; Charming, Zelena, Henry, and Anna get incapacitated. Elsa, Snow, and Regina are distracted by their loved ones getting hurt.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Back at the palace, Emma senses that their loved ones are in trouble.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Jasmine offers the magic carpet as transportation; Alice, Kristoff, Ella, and Margot step up to the plate to help. They leave.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Emma gives some kind of hope speech to placate the chaotic crowd.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The five find Snow, Regina, and Elsa in Arendelle. Kristoff, Ella, and Margot defend them while Anastasia revives Zelena and the others.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Zelena, Regina, Elsa, and Anastasia attack Krampus with magic; Elsa manages to freeze Krampus in place.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">None of them can figure out how to stop the Krampus until Ella and Henry share a kiss which turns out to be a TLK
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Regina deduces that Krampus is weakened by love; a spirit of fear at the holidays can be countered with love.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">They all join hands; Jasmine flies the magic carpet back to spread the word.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">We split-screen to see everyone on both sides joining hands. It pans out so that in the middle of the screen, Anastasia and Will appear to be joining hands (which isn’t that important)
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">There’s also probably some song instrumental (likely When We’re Together, also from the Frozen special) playing in the background
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Thanks to the power of true love cliché, Krampus is defeated and returns to the land beyond the door.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Dorian is angry
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Back at the palace, everyone claps when the heroes return.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Snow and Charming happily reunite with Neal and Emma, Henry and Ella with Lucy, Margot with Tilly and Rogers, Anastasia with Will, and the Arendelle gang.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Off to the side, Zelena mentions that she sensed a familiar magic, but they forget about it (not via memory loss.)
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Regina makes one final speech thanking everyone for their help.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Everyone leaves.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Back at home, Regina lights candles by the windowsill, wishing Robin, Cora, and Henry Sr. a happy holiday. This is an EF tradition.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Henry and Zelena join her after she lights it, and Zelena says that she’s did great as queen, both with the holiday ball and defeating Krampus.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Regina said that she couldn’t have done it without their help (this is SUPER important).
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Hope speech time as we have another montage; Granny hosts a holiday dinner for the SB gang; Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf, Sven, and Arendelle natives light an icy tree as Elsa sends her icy magic up and Olaf places a snowflake with an Olaf doll inside; Anastasia, Will, Alice, and Cyrus laugh and share stories; Aladdin and Jasmine stroll down the marketplace; Lucy makes a wish on a star. Regina’s hope speech is about love being the most powerful magic of all.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">We see Dorian looking at the same star, swearing that soon, the Raven will rise again.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">We see Dorian Gray’s painting, which is missing a few parts.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">We go back to Regina. Henry heads upstairs, while Zelena teleports home.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">She looks outside. up at the same star and smiles as snow begins to lightly fall.
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The star shines, covering the screen in white until it blacks out and we get the following message –
 * <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Happy holidays!