Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6208134-20130130185920/@comment-5715047-20130317161237

AtDoc wrote: 101.173.170.158 wrote: So first day of the curse and will Gold be dressed like a hippie?

Sorry just trying to break the tension.

Though Gold dressed as hippie. LOL If we get to see Mr.Gold on the 2nd day of the Dark Curse, he will be wearing the exact same thing he was wearing in the Pilot episode when he meets Emma and is there to collect the rent from Granny. All of them, except Regina, will be dressed exactly as they were dressed on the 2nd day of the Dark Curse. We know this was the 2nd Day of the Dark Curse as it was Emma's 2nd day in Storybrooke when she met Mr.Gold and Mary Margret.

Emma and Storybrooke were born, or came into existence in OUR world on the same day. Which means that the 1st day of the Dark Curse was also Emma's first day of life, or her birthday in 1983. Which I believe is about to be revealed to us through a newspaper date in tomorrow's episode, as some had expected, as the launch date of the series itself. Sunday, October 23, 1983, making Henry's birthday, Tuesday, October 23, 2001. Now, the Pilot actually points to a Sunday, Sept 11th premier launch and not an October 23rd. But this is what they got stuck with for some reason and had to go with, but that's a subject for another thread as I can not get Adam or Eddie to answer my question.

Storybrooke had been repeating the same "year", over and over. The Fall (Oct, 23) of 1983 to the Fall (Oct.23) of 1984 and then back again to do it all over again. Repeating the same day would not have been fun for Regina and would have eventually drove her insane. A solid year had to repeat to keep the "frozen in time" statement true. It also had to be a full year in order for Henry to have received the education that he had thus far.

What we see in the promo above, featuring Mary Margret in her classroom, is (Day 2 of 365) in 1983. It is the first time of 27 more times, she will repeat that very day, exactly. Storybrooke did not exist 2 days before this. Mary Margret, as well as everyone else, still have 363 days to repeat, until the annual reset, which occurs on Sunday, October 23rd, every year, which is Emma's and Henry's birthday as well.

In the Pilot episode, we see Mary Margret, again on (Day 2 of 365), but in 2011, doing the same exact thing except this time Emma walks into the classroom on her 2nd day in Storybrooke. It would be the last time anyone repeats anything as Emma starts time in Storybrooke that night when she takes her room key from Granny's hand. (NOTE: The full moon to the left of the clock tower that you ALL missed at the end. They sneak it by.That Full moon and Ruby & Granny's fight give away the date to the Pilot episode.)

We all were witnessing the (28th) first night of the Dark Curse in the Pilot episode as Emma returns Henry to Regina and stops in the middle of the street to meet Archie walking home. If for any reason tomorrow's episode takes us down Main St. around midnite in Storybrooke on the 1st night of the Dark Curse,... we will find Archie, wearing the exact same thing, walking home with Pongo again,........ or, well for the first time in 1983.

Emma's 28th birthday was important to the writers. As it would synchronize, identically, the calendars of October, 2011, and October 1983. Our calendar system repeats itself, naturally, every 28 years. THIS IS WHY Emma's 28th birthday. It was to set up the time structure in the series and to alleviate any chances of Henry's situation becoming a "Walt's situation" from LOST. Meaning not having Henry stay 10yrs old for four seasons. And also to exist in two different time periods under the exact same days of the calendar. Storybrooke on the same day in 1983 mirroring us on the same day in 2011,.... which has now become 1985 and 2013.

But, I could be wrong......... (not) Let's see how close I come tomorrow.

Orig' theory at:  Userblogcomment:Mtensmey/Plot_Holes_That_Will_Probably_Never_Be_Addressed/@comment-AtDoc-20120917202214

I agree with your threory, it would make sense that the year continues to repeat over and over again. Since their is no way to be able to properly give Henry an education, if it is was just the day that is stuck in repeat.