Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20161031005929/@comment-25926288-20161031011855

Begfhn wrote: Did the writers completely forget the timeline? Hook first met Regina to make a deal about killing her mother before the curse. Then he killed his father. Some time after that Liam met Nemo and aged at least ten years. Hook went back to sea, even though he knew the curse was coming, but later comes back to work with Cora? Somehow all of this happened before Regina cast the curse. Let's call it the "Swan Song" incident. They inserted SSI into Queen of Hearts when it didn't really fit. Now this spaces the casting of the DC out alot.

It's their job to do this, not fans, and they aren't making it easy.

At best,

Liam 2 was about to hit puberty. EQ asks Hook to kill Brennan. He does. A few days (weeks) pass.

EQ sends Hook to kill Cora. Cora stages things. The Dark Curse will be cast. Regina fails. Liam grows a ton.

Hook goes on a little shipping. Cora searches for staff of protection. this flashback.

A few weeks later. The DC is cast for realz.