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I'll disagree with that, for the reasons that I stated above. There is one event in Mother that calls for investigation, and that is the conversation between Tinker Bell and Cora, where Cora learns about the Man with the Lion Tattoo. And even the the Sheriff mentioned that Robin was married, I doubt that the Sheriff tracks all of the movements of Robin.

We know that SotD happens after the events of Snow Falls/Snow Drifts, since both Snow and David are present. I would hazard that SotD actually occurs prior to the Wedding (from the Pilot), since Regina is not defeated yet in SotD, and it is clear that Regina has been defeated at the wedding.

The big question is, of course, where Mother fits in. SotD is reasonably clear on it's placement. I stand by my hypothesis that Mother occurs between Hat Trick and QoH/Swan Song. And that the events of Mother are the catalyst for the events of QoH.

Just my opinion.