Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25733960-20170312061043/@comment-27060727-20170412065414

FreddysNotDead4115 wrote: But Adam and Eddy introducing two new characters in the finale and keeping their identity a secret almost guaranteed a cliffhanger, and I doubt they were smart and filmed two endings just in case. Although I asked Adam on Twitter if they were filming two endings and he ignored it when he usually responds to fans. I wonder if he didn't wanna answer because he doesn't like spoilers. I'm not sure if they need to film a designated alternate ending, because they've already been saying that the narrative as we've known it for 6 seasons will be concluded regardless of a season 7. They've filmed some scenes that resemble a happy ending montage with everyone that would end the series on a good note if it comes to that. Whatever comes next will be a "new storybook."

The two new characters may be a problem depending on how much they're connected to the mains. If they're set to reveal a twist at the end involving a main, then that's not playing it safe. But if they're in a different setting, with them arriving in Storybrooke at the end or something like that, that stuff could removed or left in as an open ending, while we could still feel good about where the mains leave off.