Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20160502010041/@comment-5106672-20160502184405

Hmcooper4 wrote: Guys, I've seen comments not only here but in several places in the Internet chastising the fact that Henry is quite capable of writing them out of the UW with just a flick of the wrist.

And while that is a true statement, let's look at the character motivation for a minute. Henry is striving to weild the magic of the pen responsibly, and not just abusing it's powers the way that Isaac did. So taking a quick way out by writing an exit is out of the question as far as Henry is concerned.

However, I did like that Henry was providing people with their stories, at least the part that helps them identify what their unfinished business is. He's not writing them a way out, he's just showing them why they are stuck. The people still need to figure out how to get unstuck. I think this little activity shows a lot of character growth for Henry, in that he has found a way to be a hero responsibly.

Of course, He took the Pen and Ink back to Storybrooke, but I think we can let that one slide. Plus, let's be honest: from a writer / audience point of view, what a cheap, cheap – help me say it – CHEAP plot twist would that be? Henry ex machina, really?