Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5521796-20130203025813/@comment-6195464-20130212133018

Here are my reasons why I don't think Neal is Bae:

1. If he was Bae wouldn't he have remembered something about it?

2. If he had forgotten wouldn't he have something from his time in FTL like Mary Margaret has her engagement ring from her time as Snow White? From the two episodes that I have seen (I'm from Australia so we're not up to par with the States yet) that have Neal in them, he has nothing to indicate that he is a Fairytale character.

3. Because August told Neal that Emma was Snow and Charming's daughter, wouldn't Neal have at least realised and accepted this but lied about it? He showed no indication that he knew anything about magic or about FTL. There's no proof he doesn't remember... When August questioned him, he avoided answering to incriminate himself and instead turned the question around on August. He never denied anything.

August opened the box and showed Neal what was inside and instantly, he "believed" - Don't you think if he was just a shmoe from the regular world he might need a LITTLE more convincing than that? I mean... if someone came up to me in a dark alley and started talking about magic and destiny and how my girlfriend was supposed to break some fairytale curse, I'd be calling the cops and having that person institutionalized for a whole lotta crazy.

Neal accepted it and backed off without so much as a quick game of 20 questions. THAT right there is indicative of him having at least SOME connection to FTL - if not a big connecton.

''4. He doesn't have the same personality traits has Bae did. Remember, all the Land without Magic counterparts have the same or similar personality traits as their FTL counterparts. Has anyone even considered this point at all? ''

Have you considered that people change, as they grow up? Yes... as a kid he was a certain way - but after witnessing the steady decline in his father's morality, he got pushed through a portal and abandoned in a land he was unfamiliar with. He's been there, on his own for several years now, learning how to survive with no parents, no money and no one to turn to. That changes a person.