Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-9241531-20141007121902/@comment-24674051-20141022205924

Actually, Emma and Hook were in possession of the book while in the Past. Because the pages of the book starting at where Snow meets Charming went blank when Emma accidentally changed the timeline (ala Back to the Future).

But your point is well taken regarding the fact that the book "magically" updates itself as necessary.

Which brings up a point. The stories in the book have endings. (Snow White, et al). But is the book still recording what happens AFTER the happy endings, which is really what OUaT is all about. Because if it is stuck on the happy endings to the stories in the past, then Regina is screwed, because she WAS the villian at the time of those stories.

What Regina needs is a new story in the book that shows her transition from villian to hero. THAT'S how she gets her happy ending (at least as far as the book is concerned). The stories that have occurred, and are occurring now, need to be recorded.