Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26830263-20170710210232/@comment-25926288-20170718183525

Chameleon-Guy wrote:ut his life, or cursed, or drinking at a tavern. The thing is that Emma is not some random character, she was the protagonist, you can't write her off in a number of ways, like, she's not home so she can't say good bye to Henry when he leaves. She's the Savior, if a major crisis happens this season, with her husband and kid involved, why isn't she present? It'd be weird to have her still around and not saving the day. I'll be mad if this is her final appearance ever, and the explanation they give for her absence is "Oh, she's just in Storybrooke off-screen". Besides, her parents will appear somewhere during the season too, without her, they have to explain that as well. That, if this is really her last episode.

Her story is over. Henry is the main character. Emma doesn't need to play a major role in more than a single episode or two. Let's break it down:

1. Since this is Henry's story and season 6 ended Emma's, she can be written off easily.

2. They can have a leaving montage for Henry and have extras be the ones hugging Jared/his extra. The scene with Lana (which isn't this episode) could be partially plot related.

3. Her role as the Savior's over....her story's over. I do think that's what the writers said.

4. There's obviously a plot dynamic we don't know yet. However, it's not necessary for Emma to be around while Henry and Lucy try to save the day. Emma's obviously affected by whatever got Rumple, Regina, and Hook.

5. They can explain where Emma is. Let's say, "Emma is trapped somewhere!", ten episodes later.....Emma may be stuck in the Fremont Troll statue! Then, she's freed and "Everyone returned to where they came from," says Jacinda. Closing montage of "Hook returning home with a far away shot of a blonde extra (aka Emma) running and hugging him.

It's like saying, "Okay, Jennifer's not returning...so let's kill her for the shocker!" That's actually very cliche and unoriginal that I can't see anyone who thinks that the writers are really unorignal will take that. They'll do amnesia, curse, recast before they kill off Emma.