Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20151017160320/@comment-26159109-20151205141826

Eskaver wrote: I've got the perfect reason that explains away all possible retcons or at least this episode. (Note: I saw it on another site, while lurking.)

This happened because it's an alternate timeline. Emma and Hook changed the past and it ripples to weird inncsistencies like this. So this is going to be the excuse people will use when there's a continuity error. LOL. People will defend the show more than they'll defend their Grandmother...