Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-27060727-20161201052050/@comment-24674051-20161201175801

What we know about page 23 from Season 4 is that Isaac admitted that the Page 23 that Robin found was a result of him toying with the concept of Alternate Realities. Page 23 from the original book is the scene of Regina leaving the Tavern without meeting Robin.

So a few questions:

1. Can we trust Isaac to be telling the truth? Given his history, I would say no. Which leaves the possibility open that the page 23 that Robin found is what was supposed to happen, and the Page 23 that ultimately ended up in the book is Isaac's alternate. (Keep in mind I said possibility, and this is a possibility that I would rather not see)

2. Who put the page in Robin's backpack? That is a question that we never got an answer. It wasn't Isaac (trapped in the book). It wasn't Merlin (Still a tree in Camelot). It wasn't the apprentice (trapped in the Hat). so who is the responsible party for revealing the alternate page 23?

3. Why is this plot element important now? Before, it was sufficient that the scene depicted in the alternate page was confirmation of what Tink revealed in "No Ordinary Fairy", and planted the idea of possibilities and hope into Regina. It seemed that everything about Page 23 was tied up nicecly (except for who revealed it). The fact that it is showing up again at this time points to the possibility that there may be even more to the Alternate Version that we are not aware.