Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6207588-20130214141112/@comment-6175354-20130215133455

Ravensong77 wrote:

It's not about comparing the two couples...it's about only being able to take so much dark and gloomy heartache at a time...we've hardly been given any breathing room after the Rumbelle breakup. And whether you ship or don't ship it sounds like Manhattan is going to be another dark and gloomy episode. Especially now that it sounds more and more like that grim fate is referring to Henry.

Fairytales were originally incredibly dark, and gloomy. It is not surprising that Season 2 is getting darker. From the start; the creators said, to pay attention to the second half of the Prophecy. Final Battles never end well, for every person involved.

Henry awaiting a grim fate, does not necessarily mean death. As much as Henry detests magic, he was intriqued everytime he saw Regina practicing. Children are very impressionable, and that is what Cora is banking on.