Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-28162607-20170103120839/@comment-25926288-20170106163043

Aine1989 wrote: Nightlily wrote:

Aine1989 wrote:

So let's say it is several (shall we say 4) months after the end of season 1, which was February. That means Henry was 11 in June. Therefore born in June 2001 and conceived in September 2000. She's still 16.

However, this contradicts a lot. The writers said Emma and Neal were together "for a summer" so it would make sense for them to be together in July/August. Also, does 2x14 look like a June/July day? No it doesn't. Henry could simply have been rounding up his age. Or the writers screwed up the math. As for the summer thing: On the wiki, the number one canon is the show, the show and nothing but the show. It trumps anything the show creators say. This does not mean that the show's timeline is perfect; it simply means that if show creators say something that is contradicted by the show, the wiki goes with what the show says. The show clearly contradicts the summer thing, which means according to the canon, they were not together for a summer. The show creators are humans. They are perfectly capable of saying things that are incorrect. 1. Why would he round up his age?

2. Yep the writers did screw up the maths; Emma and Neal met in 2000 not 2001. Clearly, the wiki (which isn't a totally reliable source) does not go with what the show says because Henry's birthday cannot possibly be in August. Unless it is, then Neal is not his father. 1. Kids round up their age because they feel like it. Why would we question a kid? He must want to feel responsible and impress people with his age.

2. The writers say in several episodes that they met in 2001. It just means that either Neal and Emma had a sort relationship and Emma birthed Henry early or Henry's birthday isn't August 15th. Technically, the show never said Henry's birthday is August 15th since the code we saw was 0815, but in season 1 the code was random numbers. (Although, Henry was born at 8:15 am.)