Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6267274-20130313133249

I was watching the second promo for Welcome to Storybrooke, and I have a new theory: I think Owen might be Greg Mendell. Just spare me for a moment:

1. It seems like Owen and Ben were the first strangers to ever come into Storybrooke, a man and his son, lost in the mountains suddenly finding a town that isn't even in the map. I don't know about Owen, but I'm pretty sure Ben would be suspicious. If that's so, Regina must have had to do something to prevent at least Ben from telling the world about a town that magically appeared out of nowhere. Maybe she killed him, Owen escaped and being an orphan, changed his name?

2. The curse was set 28 years ago. Owen was around 10 yrs when first came into Storybrooke. Greg Mendell is in his thirties.

3. Owen and Ben are both names from Star Wars:  Ben Kenobi, and Owen Lars. Maybe Greg Mendell's ringtone is not only a ringtone. Maybe Ben and Owen had a joke about their names and the original trilogy, first released in 1977, 1980 and 1983. That is, 28 years ago. Plus, we've been told, names are everything.

4. Why did Greg come into Storybrooke? While the curse was on, no strangers came in. Curse off, strangers in. What if Greg/Owen was purposedly looking for Storybrooke? When Emma checked his phone, it seemed like he was travelling through the East Coast. What if was only travelling through Maine? Does anyone recognizes the dishes he took pics of?

5. Why so much mystery? A regular Joe (or Greg) would not hide his contacts or personal info in his own phone. Unless you live in Mexico and you know all phones can be used as an instrument for extortion. Or you fear something for your loved ones. What if something happened to Ben, something tragic and magical? That would explain why Greg seems so obsessed with magic.

So what do you think? Can Greg be Owen? 