Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25551215-20160315233708/@comment-24674051-20160531175226

True, and I'm not suggesting that every episode be disconnected in the flashback. Obviously, if the characters are from the EF (or FTL in general), the chances are high that they will have encountered Snow, Regina, or Rumple. (since most will be from the same general timeframe as Regina and Snow).

Of course, it all depends on what the writers want to show in the backflash. Are they interested in showing the story of the "character of the week" complete with the Once Twist (like they did with Jiminy's story), or are they more interested in showing how the characters intereacted (such as Snow and Red), and which approach best tells the story?