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FanoftheMagicMirror wrote: I think they will be somehow important in the second half since we saw them in the promo. Plus we still need to see how exactly Aurora and Mulan got Phillip's soul back from the Wraith. Aurora and Phillip are only in 3.12, as of now.

They are featured in the promo, because neither of them were sent to Storybrooke.Their role in the show, has always been to be where someone crash-lands into the present-day Enchanted Forest. At this point, the audience is well-aware of why Aurora and Phillip are still there.