Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6949315-20140517155023/@comment-6124046-20140518062402

Your theory makes so much sense, which is why I doubt it will actually happen, which is a shame. But it actually does. The comparisons are uncanny now that you've pointed them out, and it's gotten me making my own conspiracy theories. This show constantly talks about the price of magic, but not once has talked about the origin of magic. I mean, it talked about how all of the villains got magic, but hasn't talked about where magic in general comes from. It comes from crushed diamonds, strong emotions from magic blood, and true love, but then how do the diamonds get the magic, or people get magic in their blood, or true love become so powerful? Maybe the gods were the original discoverers/inventors of magic. Not actual gods, but powerful beings, like Ursula who rules all magic that has to do with the seas, such as allowing merfolk to walk on land once a year or cross between realms. Or the original dark one, which I'm still hoping is Morgan le Fey, was the originator of dark magic. I wonder if other gods are imprisoned in that vault. Like the original dark one wanted monopoly over all magic, but was defeated before they could finish, and all subsequent dark ones simply had an unspoken rule not to touch anything in that vault. So many possibilities. But it would be so cool if it happened exactly how you said it, because it makes so much sense. The love between sisters, unless they made Anna her daughter, the interference of death (Hades), the lonely winter felt from the loss of a loved one, and hopefully a clever way to outwit death (Though maybe not the pomegranate seeds exactly, but a one-liner would be funny). And it would be interesting to view the underworld. Maybe even a way to see characters who are dead (For those who still ship Emma with Neal or Graham, want to see Zelena call out Rumple in front of everyone, or any other mischief the writers can think of.) And it could set up the second half. Like after messing with the balance of things so much, the gods wage war against Emma and Rumple, and start Armageddon or something. That's the part of me that enjoys end of the world stories a little too much, but it'd still be exciting to see. After all, I just have a feeling Ursula's threat to Regina at the end of Ariel was more than a simple, 'look Ursula's real, don't mess with her' thing. Like it was a legit, 'remember there is a higher power you are unaware of' thing that is foreshadowing of a future storyline. Maybe it was nothing, but I can't shake the feeling there is more to it. Like the writers said, 'don't worry about it now, but keep it in the back of your mind so when we do end up doing it, you'll go "Oh that's clever."'