Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26443838-20150929140310/@comment-24674051-20150929153028

True, but in that case, he was not forgotten. We saw him him in a few episodes in flashbacks prior to his being released in the present, and his being held in the hat that long was actually a plot point, not an afterthought. (at least that's how it came across to me).

I think the bigger question is will he be left inside Granny's, or will someone move him outside?