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We were told the Seattle events happen 3 1/2-ish years after S6 finale. It makes sense that Regina, Hook and Gold haven't aged much then, since time in SB is no longer frozen and they should be aging normally.

I'm curious, though, to see how will they feature Gideon. He should not be adult again - is Giles appearing as a dream again? Or was he in a different world where time runs faster? Perhaps he went to the Dark Realm to free those Fiona had enslaved?

To me, the "NEF is the opposite of Neverland in regards with time" makes sense and is a fine choice to fit the plot, since it's not like Emma, Snow, Zelena etc. are away in SB for a decade or such. What do you guys think? 