Board Thread:Fanon: Season 8 & Beyond/@comment-25375217-20180529030357/@comment-25375217-20180718203726

 ONCE UPON A TIME FINALLY EXPLORES THE REPERCUSSIONS OF SHARING A HEART 

Back in 2014, when we were first introduced to the now-heroic Wicked Witch of the West, Snow White was forced to make a difficult decision: cast the Dark Curse and send everyone back to the Land Without Magic, where Emma Swan could use her light magic to defeat the Wicked Witch. The price, of course, was the thing she loved most, and we were forced to watch as she ripped out Prince Charming's heart and crushed it. Fortunately, their love story still had a happy ending, as she decided to split her heart in half. The love inside was enough to save his life -- guess it really is the most powerful magic of all.

However, we've finally seen what price that decision came with -- and it's a bit of a doozy.

See, Snow White and Prince Charming -- or, rather, Mary Margaret Blanchard and David Nolan -- are currently separated, with David stranded in while Mary Margaret works to find him. And the of Narnia just so happens to be the Wish Realm version of our favorite Evil Queen, still seeking revenge on some form of Snow White for her crimes. So when the White Witch learns Prince Charming is in town, she lures him to her throne room and rips out his heart. She doesn't crush it -- "No," she says. "That would be too good for you." Instead, she plans to force him to destroy his family himself. Ouch.

But it gets worse. This half-heart belongs equally to both David and Mary Margaret. Meaning... the White Witch has control of them both at the same time.

So while David works with and  to lead Henry, Lucy, and Lily into a trap in a twisted version of Edmund Pevensie's betrayal from the original Narnia stories, Mary Margaret sets fire to Anton's magic bean fields to prevent the others from reaching their family. Cue an epic showdown between the Evil Queen-gone-good and Snow White-gone bad. Could you ask for anything else?

Fortunately, Mary Margaret is now subdued in Granny's Diner and being guarded by Granny and Leroy. And, thanks to some encouragement from David, Mr. Tumnus worked up the nerve to betray the White Witch and warn the heroes of the trap they were walking into. But with Tumnus in mortal peril courtesy of Fenris Ulf, David unconscious as the heroes escape to Mr. and 's humble abode for protection and guidance, and the other heroes' easiest access to Narnia destroyed, we're anxiously awaiting what happens next.

Season Eight of Once Upon a Time will premiere on September 28th, 2018.