Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26443838-20160524154235/@comment-24674051-20160525175545

This is an article that is filled with questions (both good and otherwise) but provides no answers. I'll provide my thoughts below:

'''1. What does Mr. Hyde want to do to Storybrooke?''' That is a decent question, and one that merits some thought. The impression left after the finale is that he just wants to bring in "his" people to finish telling their stories. But there can be definite room for other interpretations.

'''2. Now that Jekyll and Hyde are separated, will they work together or against each other?''' well, Hyde sure tried to kill Jekyll right after the split. But I think that part of season 6 may very well explore the dynamic between Jekyll and Hyde (and parallel that with the dynamic between Regina and the EQ).

'''3. Will the show bring in more Disney characters, or veer toward other historical figures? ' Could Once Upon a Time be diving into non-Disney fairytale characters? ''This is the real question. hopefully, we will be seeing a departure to tales that have not yet been told by Disney (or at least tales that have not been animated by Disney, since some of the tales have been made as live actions movies by Disney or one of Disney's other holdings).

'''4. How will the Land of Untold Stories folks get to Storybrooke?' After everyone jumped into that portal from Jekyll and Hyde’s land to Storybrooke, it closed. How exactly is he going to shepherd everyone from his town to Storybrooke? Magic? And on that note… ''Ok, this question is absurd. First of all, everyone (meaning Snow, David, Killian, Zelena, and Jekyll) jumped in the portal in the LUS and ended up in NYC, not SB. Later, after having been shown that he was still in the LUS and meeting with Rumple, Hyde did show up in SB. I presume that Rumple now has the Apprentice's wand and used it to open a portal in exchange for Pandora's box and Hyde's information (though that has yet to be actually confirmed).

'''5. Just how much magic is left in Storybrooke?' Henry zapped all the magic away in New York City, but then he used the power of hundreds of penny wishes to bring it back. ''Well, he brought back the magic, and Regina untethered the magic from the crystal after returning to SB (destroying the crystal in the process). My apologies to the author, but this question, as Rumple would say, is pointless. It's been answered.

'''6. How does the Evil Queen survive without a heart?''' I agree with this question, and it will be interesting to find out the answer. However, I would not say that the EQ presumably killed the Dragon. At this point, she holds his heart, and controls him, and that is actually a more powerful position than killing him, and would make much more sense.

'''7. Will Rumplestiltskin ever wake Belle?' Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) was able to get Pandora’s Box back from Hyde... ''This is assumed at this point, since we have not actually SEEN Rumple holding Pandora's box. As for the question, Hyde seemed fairly certain about his inforamtion that would help Rumple, so the REAL burning question should be "Just what was the information that Hyde had about waking Belle?"

'''8. Is Zelena completely trustworthy now?''' Based on what we saw in the Finale, I would say she has taken steps in that direction. I'm not sure that is really a burning question, but it is one worth watching to see how zelena's character develops over the course of season 6.

'''9. How is Hook alive, and is he in any danger?''' Seriously? How is Hook Alive? Zeus granted him life (although that is technically something that is not in his power to provide, but I'll let that slide for now). And is he in danger? well, he's alive, and he's hanging with Emma, Regina, Snow White, Prince Charming, Zelena, and the others. You tell me if Killian is in danger. XD  But the scene with Zeus did not feel like it was a resurrection with strings attached, so I don't see any danger there.

'''10. Is there a chance for Robin Hood to pop up in Storybrooke again?''' It’s unlikely that the writer even saw "Last Rites". If they did, then they would know that there is < 0.00000001% chance that Robin will ever return (except if they were to somehow convince Sean to do a flashback). Hades ended him. No UW, No Moving On,  His soul was literally destroyed, set into a state of non-existence.

'''11. Will the Underworld be revisited with King Arthur in charge?''' Arthur did not make himself King of the UW, but he did set the stage for him to conquer Cruella and the BW and eventually rule the UW. Will we see Him again? I won't say never, and the chances are actually greater than seeing Robin again. But unless they do a spin-off or otherwise have need to information from some dead person, I would say that we have seen the end of King Arthur's story.

'''12. Will Mulan, Ruby and Dorothy return to Storybrooke?''' Again, not a burning question, but an interesting one. But it is the wrong question, imo. the real question is whether we would see any of the characters again. and I would say that the chances are actually reasonably high that we will get to see them again. But they will more likely appear in either OZ or the EF (which I also predict we will see again). And I would even go as far as to say that we may not have seen the last of Merida.