Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20170515132416/@comment-26394456-20170520011902

Eskaver wrote: Theory: Jefferson's Hats are receptacle for world portals, not a set-in-stone type of thing. It's like when you rescan for wifi or signal, lol. When Hades freed it from himself, the UW changed into a different type of realm and a portal could be made there and it sort of plopped itself into the hat. I like this theory of Jefferson's doors changing. Although I think it might be more of WHO is in the hat. Regina, Snow, Charming, Zelena, and Hook were all in the Underworld, so a door appeared for it. They also have connections to both Aredelle, Oz, and Agrabah, thus those doors appeared. Also, the blood of a man who has gone to "hell and back" is needed to access to portal in Storybrooke. Hook fits that criteria (and if we are being literal Regina, Snow, Charming and Zelena have too). Maybe that has something to do with that too.

Also, I feel you guys are discrediting the posibility of a portal to the Underworld too easy. Orpheus and Eurydice find a way to escape the Underworld, and it is unclear if Orpheus was already dead when he escaped or if he was alive. (The Underworld page says one thing, while the entries for Orpheus and Eurydice, say something slightly different.) Also, a portal has developed in Storybrooke, so I think it is fair to conclude that the portal developed either when magic arrive or Storybrooke was orginally created. And finally, last point (I promise), I believe Nimue says to Hook in "Broken Heart" something to the effect of "There are always portals to the Underworld. You Just have to know how to open it."

I believe the hat might be a way to do it.