Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26159109-20151023040541/@comment-25926288-20151023121650

P3nathan wrote: I am skeptical about whether they'd actually have the guts to kill Emma... but I must admit, some of the stuff said and done so far this season have made me consider it. Yeah, they are. The ones they won't "kill" would be Hook and Regina, as they are most marketable. Or the Disney Princesses (and maybe their prince, besides Phillip who came back).

From an in-show perspective, it follows the Hero's journey for the hero to die. I just hope if they do, it's not another journey to Emma and no, I mean NO MEMORY LOSS due to the River Lethe. Perfect chance, but I don't think the audience could take that.