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Nikthemadgreek wrote: Interesting.

The sneak peak from Lily addresses this issue about fate and free will and it's building on what Neal said in season 2.

Back to the Cruella thing I mentioned earlier, one thing did bother me about the cliff scene. Why didn't Emma's super power alert her to the fact that Cruella was lying? Cruella must have been lying when she said "I'll do it" and she knows her ability isn't malfuctioning. It wasn't until Cruella mentioned hero's that Emma blasted her - could she have lashed out? In story-reason: Her emotions were messed up so her superpower goes haywired. Plus, loads of people were lying, yet she didn't want to believe in her instinct.

Real reason: Emma's superpower is a plot device that's largely inconsistent and works via the plot demands.