Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-27060727-20161015022604/@comment-24674051-20161129185419

Actually, I wouldn't say gives the cast & crew a break, as they have been filming a few episodes that are past the Winter finale. The Holiday break is more for the network, so that they can have the timeslot to use for airing holiday specials. It just makes sense to set up a known break with somthing that will leave the viewers hanging during the time away.

Though the cast and crew will get to enjoy a short break during the holidays. It's just that the break for the cast/crew has nothing to do with this particular episode.

Now, I would suggest that Robin was deliberately left off the PR so that it would be a surprise (at least for anyone that tries to avoid spoilers). I am expecting that Robin will be a part of Emma's Alternate Reality (just like we're seeing Stealthy), and will appear shortly before the end of the episode as part of the pre-break cliffhanger.

And somehow, I am betting that the few episodes of the AU (since we will have Robin for a few episodes according to all the spoilers) will somehow allow for some proper closure between Regina and Robin. (and as a side note, I hope that this will also help Regina get over her grudge with Zelena).

Also, I love the script tease that Adam put out. Makes me wonder what kind of dynamic is being set up between Killian and David.