Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5679696-20161205034133/@comment-24674051-20161206185051

I'm not sure that the other realms (Victorean England, etc) are wish realms. In many ways, they seem to be more like Storybrooke from before the breaking of the first curse (and by that point, I mean when Emma first showed up). Storybrooke went for 28 years without time passing (though it did seem to keep up with what was happening beyond the town line). The residents had no idea of the year, or even really the passage of time. there were a couple of times in Season 1 where someone would ask how long something happened (Regina asking Snow how long she had been teaching comes to mind), and the answer was something to the effect of "as long as I can remember).  And really, except for Henry's interference, it could still be going on, because the people were unaware of the situation, and were reasonably content with thier lot (though that might have eventually changed).

perhaps some of these realms are the result of other Dark Curses being cast? Just a thought.