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SnowKingTE wrote:

I'm not sure that's Olympus... Could be that heaven differs from different people.
 * FINALLY some Cora/Zelena/Regina closure. I got a bit scared that Cora was going to be sent to the worse place but I'm glad she got to Olympus. The flashback I enjoyed (the memory wipe is always handy for plot holes) and it was good to see what Regina and Zelena were doing at their tweens..

Henry Sr. was an old man who loved her daughter and lived(presumably) a peaceful life, and his heaven was shown to be sunshine, tranquility and bird chirps.

Hercules was a demigod from Olympus, and after completing his tasks he's to go to nowhere else but there - probably not to his final resting place, but to his ascension. Could be that Olympus was exclusive for Hercules.

Killian Jones' former crew... the sailing was their life and the sea was their home, so the boat to their new ship on a clear blue sky and sea could be the best final resting place for lifetime sailors.

... and so on so forth. That's just my theory though. Cora killed many, sure, and I really hated the (literally) heartless Cora, but seeing her showing genuine remorse... that was neat. I'm thinking could be that some higher deities witnessed Cora's action there and foresaw the potential long-term impact to the ones around her, then made the executive decision to extend the bridge and open the gates of heaven for her.