Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1916997-20151005010223/@comment-1894786-20151006205751

Hmcooper4 wrote: Jdg98 wrote:

Hmcooper4 wrote: So, I am guessing that somewhere off screen, before the cyclone actually hit Granny's, they had actually discussed this and determined that it would be best to not disclose their previous EF identities, but to stick with their Storybrooke Personas. Even when Camelot comes to Storybrooke, David only mentions the part where Arthur is a legend in this realm. Not a lie, but not the whole truth, either, since David clearly knows all about Excalibur (as we saw in episode 3x2). I don't think it would have happened before the cyclone hit Granny's, because they had no idea they'd even encounter Arthur & co. - they were just going there to save Emma. It's possible, I suppose, that they managed to discuss it in private on the (supposedly) long walk to Camelot? They might not have known they would encounter Arthur and company, although I would imagine that they considered the odds to be high. Let's face it, they knew they were going to the EF, and they also knew that they would eventually enter Camelot, since that is the reported place to find Merlin (That's no big secret, even us muggins can figure that one out). So I am sure that they planned for contingencies.

Also, when your Daughter, Mom, Girlfriend, best friend, etc. is the Dark One, the last thing you want is for people to recognize you.

And before you argue that the people in the EF would know Snow and co, remember that most, if not all, of the people that are likely to know Snow and Co are in Storybrooke. Between Regina's curse and Snow's curse, the EF is pretty much cleared of it's original inhabitants. I do agree that most, if not all, of Snow's allies and Regina's allies are in Storybrooke. Regina's Curse favored her allies and punished her enemies, while Snow's Curse brought everyone she loved to Storybrooke for protection.

But to say that the EF is pretty much cleared of it's inhabitants is exaggerating a bit much. We know Ariel and Eric didn't get pulled away during the Second, and Hook was able to outrun it. So plenty of EF people could've survived either Curse if the First was as... defeatable as the Second.