Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20161205015930/@comment-24674051-20161207181527

You know, I would say that A & E opened a huge can of worms for all of us viewers that tend to overanalyze everything. I think that some things simply don't have an explanation. Like Baelfire. There is no real reason that he should have been Henry's father, other than that is what was required by the plot. Same for why Henry is name Henry. Also, since Regina's castle is really technically Snows from her youth, why wouldn't Queen Snow and King David maintain that castle and have one of their regents (say maybe Grumpy with a contigent of dwarves) live there, rather than leaving it unoccupied.

I think some of it will simply require a suspension of belief. just accept it and go with it. If the writers ever come back and provide explanation for some things (like why Robin did not appear aged while Snow and David did), then we can discuss their explanations.

Personally, I enjoyed the episode. messed up wishes, inconsistent histories, and all.