Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20160509005929/@comment-9241531-20160509161349

Seasrmar wrote:

DatNuttyKid wrote:

CoolDudeAl wrote: Seasrmar wrote: When an actor doesn't want to be a part of Once anymore, they permanently kill off his character. First with Michael Raymond-James with Neal, now Sean Maguire with Robin. I don't think it's the actors who don't want to be part of the show anymore, I think Adam and Eddy just want the characters gone for whatever reason. I mean I get it creates drama for the other characters, but still. They specifically said in an interview that they don't kill just because of actors, they always leave a chance for the actors to return. They kill for plot. Neal's death allowed them to continue Rumple's plot and resolve the "Bae vs Hook, who gets Emma?" debate. Robin's death will likely give way for a lot of development between Zelena, Regina, and a little more best friendsy stuff between Emma and Regina as Emma feels guilty and Regina possibly blames her. Etc. So with Hook return via Zeus, I assume he had no need for Emma'a half heart? They never explain how they manage to fuse her heart back together in Firebird, or that she has her full heart now. Interesting discussion point here. Thinking it through, I think the Emma/Heart Split idea is no longer necessary? Hook is truly alive. So the way I'm understanding it, there should be no need to split a heart.

(Emma never actually split her heart, just to clarify. There was the attempt, which failed. Unless I missed something?)