Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20170429134340/@comment-25926288-20170816145613

Oh, how deleted scenes make a few things better (besides being lengthy and sort of unnecessary).

So, I'll label this as "Intended" versus the "Stated" and "Shown" we often discussed. It doesn't change much beyond extending the obvious, really.

According to those season six deleted scenes, there are a couple of things:

1. Blue stood up to Rumple trying to protect Jack and Jill's baby when he came to take it. She failed, unsurprisingly. Blue's magic sort of short-circuits and Rumple boasts about contracts and flings her away.

- I mean we knew all of that as Blue never has matched Rumple (and Fairy magic and Dark One magic don't go well together).

2. According to Rebecca Mader, the fight scene with EQ was originally longer (assuming she was serious with all the details). Wasn't a deleted scene, more of something scrapped (like for budgetary reasons as well).

- So, it was intended at first to be a little less one-sided, but even that wasn't a deleted scene.

3. Belle compares Gideon and the EQ and claims that Gideon is stronger (also implied that Rumple could get Gideon to come after her). Zelena makes plans to use black fairy dust to remove him as a threat. Zelena also causally waves away Rumple's protection spell on the cabin as seen in the 6x12 promo, which was cut (likely for time).

- So, Zelena destroying Rumple's protection spell, pretty much confirms that power level/ wrap power doesn't seem to matter in most spells. Thus,

1. Protection and some other spells can't really be used for or against anyone at this rate, unless Zelena is really that powerful.

2. Raw power is likely important in what one is capable of and doing it stronger than someone else, but it doesn't mean it can't be overcome by study/skill.knoweldge. We know this based on Regina and Zelena isolating the Time part of the powerful Dark Curse.

Doesn't change much, just depends on the metric. If we go by displayed biggest feat, raw power, or statements (which does only minor assistance), or battles, we'll likely arrive where we are now once more.