Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28162607-20180412153113/@comment-25926288-20180413134440

CoolDudeAl wrote: Aine1989 wrote: Reasons Eoin Bailey/August as Bae would have been great:

-Rumple could have had an actual redemption

-Hookfire would have had an epic confrontation

-Hook and Bae could have had an epic confrontation

-HookFire wouldn't have been bogged down with the love triangle story

-Neal would have just been That Guy Who Hurt Emma and we'd have avoided that clash of characterisation that came from Neal as Bae I'm confused as to how exactly this would work though. So Eion plays August/Bae and Michael plays Neal, a LWM person who is Henry's father? That would mean Rumple is not Henry's grandfather though, which messes up alot of the plot. Also, if August is Bae, and Neal is just a LWM person, who plays adult Pinnocio? A new actor? Likely.

I think what falls flat is that I feel that this is simply a Wish due to not liking MRJ as Bae, Bae being Neal, and Eoin being okay. However, it messes up the story, big time.

Who can say that August and Emma’s relationship is replaceable as being with each other as youngsters with some random “fated” meeting between Bae and Emma. I think one could want more August without him being Baelfire.