Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25733960-20161205025332/@comment-24674051-20161212165250

So far, I agree with the assessments posted.

Stronger than the Rest - One Emma flashback (given that Mackenzie Grace was confirmed). There will be 2 focuses to the story. one is for Emma/Regina in the Wish Realm, probably involvling Robin Hood, and also probably involving Pinnochio. Other focus is in Storybrooke, where we will see efforts beginning to deal with the revelation of Gideon and his involvement to Emma's demise. The question here is how will the Golds and Charmings interact?

Murder Most Foul - Main story here will be with David and his feelings regarding his Father's murder. there is obviously some Killian and David interaction, and a likely chance that Killian will ask David for permission to marry Emma. Flashback will likely involve David's dad, possbily trying to reclaim James from King George.

Ill-boding patterns - This is starting to look like a Rumple-centric, given that they have recast young Bae. Probably a rehash of the "Nasty Habits" trope, where we see Rumple once again falling into the same self-destructive patterns that ruined his relationship with Bae, with Belle, and is leading to destruction of his relationship with Gideon.

Page 23 - Regina centric, probably the farewell to Robin Hood (hopefully on a better note that the first time), and deals with the lost potential of OutlawQueen. Not sure where the flashback will go, unless it goes to the immediate aftermath of the decision that Regina made by not going into the Pub.

With the Black Fairy promised, I agree that we'll see more of her, including a centric, and I suspect (or maybe I just hope) that we might finally also get a Blue Fairy centric in the back half.

As for Aladdin and Jasmine, I predict that they will be a setup for the Finale, and after the Finale we'll see the gang journey with them to Agrabah next season. (all that based on a hunch, nothing to support that thinking whatsoever).

We should also see most of the stories started this season wrap up during the back half, including Gideon, the Charming sleeping curse, the Wish Realm, and the Evil Queen.