Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-4936165-20140827005907/@comment-24674051-20140917133418

^^^^^

ANd let's face it, when Emma faced Mal, she had been trapped for 28 years in a cramped cave in a land that did not have magic. And probably had not had a decent meal in that time. So she's tired, cramped, hungry, and pretty much powerless.

I suspect were Mal to show up in SB now, it would be a totally different encounter.

And one thing that I think would be enjoyable is that Mal, unlike most of the other baddies, is going to have a personal vendetta against Emma (along with half the town). So right off the bat, Emma will have much more at stake than before.