Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151130020049/@comment-24674051-20151201171056

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: CadoDoan wrote: Some people say that Merlin foresaw the events and added the ingredients before he voicemailed Merlin admitted, in 5.06, that his prophecies do not come true because of sheer luck. He meddles with the events, to ensure they come to pass. We have seen him do this, on several occasions. Having the Apprentice give Ingrid the scroll about the Savior, talking to Arthur and Emma from the tree.... just to name a few. I also favor that Merlin used the ingredients in his communication spell. It was no ordinary spell, but one that would need to be accessible across realms, from who knows where. both Merlin's Communication spell and the DC probably (this is speculation) use the same basic ingredients in order to effect the multiRealm aspects. It is not that far fetched that Merlin would have the necessary ingredients.

Also, I still question if Merlin is actually dead at this point. Yes, it looks like he died at the hands of Hook, but I'm going to bet on some piece of mcguffin (and not the one from DunBroch) to appear that explains why Merlin foresaw this situation and had a contingency in place to override his death.