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Opinion: 3 predictions for ‘Once Upon a Time’ season 2

By rdh014 (@beccahickman) at 11:00 am, May 16, 2012

It is just like those trolls Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz to leave us desperate fans with a huge cliffhanger (and smoke monster) for the first season finale of Once Upon a Time.

Personally, I thought it was a brilliant finale; we got to see Snow and Charming find each other again (I mean, they always will, right?), as well as Emma finally being made to believe in the curse. Whether you totally loved it or totally hated it, I think we can all agree that next season has been set up nicely. With that, I have a few predictions and theories for the next season.

8:15
The biggest cliffhanger was perhaps the moment the clock tower hit 8:15 and got stuck again. Many think that this will mean the curse is reinstated, and everyone will forget who they are again. Although completely valid, I am slightly more optimistic on that front. For one, I think it would be ten times more interesting if all of these fairytale characters are now stuck WITH their memories, and now have to deal with the things they did in our world, as well as in Fairytale Land.

Like Jefferson said, the real curse is having the knowledge of both worlds. Another more solid reason is what a certain Mr. Gold told Belle in his shop: when she claimed she couldn’t remember him, he said, “You will.” I think he knew that the magic he was about to bring (or whatever it is) into Storybrooke would not cause the townspeople to lose their just-regained memories; he wouldn’t do that if he just found Belle again. On the other hand, Regina did say that magic was unpredictable in our world, so Rumpel’s plan might have backfired in his face.

Flashbacks
One of the staples of this show is the presence of flashbacks and re-imaginings of Fairytale Land and its characters. So Snow and Charming found each other…what next? Well, Snow said it best: they are going to take back the Kingdom. With that, I think the underlying plot of the flashbacks next season will be rooted in how Snow and Charming took back their Kingdom from The Evil Queen. Naturally, there will be some more backstories on our favorite characters, including the Little Mermaid, sprinkled throughout.

Enemies
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I have been twiddling my thumbs and asking myself, “Where the heck is Baelfire?” Well I think he is going find his way to Storybrooke next season, and I don’t think he is going to be such a nice fellow. Let’s face it, Baelfire was betrayed by his father and sent into a strange new world as a young boy. All alone. Can you say abandonment issues? Whatever plan he may have, or mental games he might play, I think Baelfire is going to show up at some point with a goal, and Rumpelstiltskin is in for a rude awakening.

My personal favorite character that we have seen is Jefferson. What a great backstory and motive for everything he does! But let’s face it, the guy is “mad.” And he hates Regina. In the last episode, he alone manipulated Belle into getting Rumpelstiltskin into revenge mode on Regina. It’s safe to say Jefferson might have some tricks up his hat, and whoever gets in the way of being with his daughter will get the full force of it.

So those are the conclusions I came to after watching the first season. I know there are about a million theories and – knowing these writers – we are probably all wrong. Sound-off in the comments and let us know what you guys come up with!

Editor’s note: Do also check out this post where Hypable readers reacted to the season finale moments after it finished airing.

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FairyCutie86

Until you just mentioned it, I didn’t consider Bae as a possible villain. But that would totally make sense. I really hope he pops up next season. Loved your thoughts on Jefferson, and agree with everything you said.
Sarah

I honestly don’t even know who’s a villain in the show. Both Rumpelstiltskin and Regina have their shady moments, but they also have reasons to act the way the do (some more justifiable than others). I like how even the “bad guys” are grey in this show.
John

Did the clock get stuck? I just thought it was circular structure thing that lead to them ending the series with the clock at 8:15. I mean it was 8:14 than 8:15 and it’s not like that shot was longer than a minute, right? I just want to make sure I didn’t miss something. I think we’re going to see Mr. Gold/Rumple be the one who’s really in control. He seems to always be a billion steps ahead of Regina and I think Baelfire returning to Storybrooke would only make him happy.
- Giovrgs7
  
  yes it would make him happy but i think he’s right.. he’s not going to be happYY!!
  - Giovrgs7
    
    I mean Baelfire is nor going to be happy
http://www.eigakanthemovietheater.blogspot.com Jenny Leigh

I think all your points are really valid. I think you are very correct about the flashbacks part. It could have been the most predictable season 2 element, if people were paying attention :). Although, I have said in other comments that I don’t like the flashbacks as much as I like the present, it’ll be an interesting parallel for sure, unlike this season at times.

I really like you theory about the enemies. I love Jefferson, and I hope he’s here to stay. He is the most interesting character, and I’m glad he released Belle so she can be more in the story as well — they both are very compelling and have a knack of revealing more to the story that is interesting, and pushing other characters forward.
I’m excited to see what they do with Baelfire. He could be a very interesting guy. I also wanna see Henry’s father. The writers had hinted before that we’d see him eventually, and that he would hold some importance. I’m really intrigued.
Great article! I’m glad someone wrote about season 2 predictions :D
potterjay

I just hope they find some loophole to bring August back :’(
- belac889
  
  Magic
- shannon southworth
  
  i think because magic has come to storybrooke he will be turened back to a real man. the only reason he thought he was going to die was because there was no magic to make him better. my theory anyway
http://www.facebook.com/kevin.landeen Kevin Landeen

I think that Baelfire is Henry’s dad . . . That is my theory
- rdh014
  
  Seriously, me too. I didn’t put it in because there wasn’t much to go by within the series. But for reals that would NOT surprise me.
- Meg
  
  I absolutely would expect that, but consider the age difference. When he went through he was 12-13 or 14 maybe, and that was years before emma was born (i say years because of the time that rumpel met belle, then charming, reunited him with snow, then them taking back the kingdom, marriage, and a year minimum before emma.)
  - rdh014
    
    Sometimes those age difference don’t really matter…especially as you get into your twenties. Maybe Emma was like 18 and got swept off her feet by an older guy. Who knows? I think they could find a way to make it plausible.
    - jess
      
      well like a few comments said above, the magic that took baelfire to a “different world” (not necessarily “real world”) could have special circumstances, such as not aging
- Isenhobbitz
  
  Yay! I’m not the only one…..he’s the only person we know of besides Emma and August who could leave Storybrooke.
Giovrgs7

Omg ok so was EVERYONE in Storybrooke a part of the fairytale land?? Because now that the characters have regained there memory whats going to happen!!?? Like Jefferson’s daughter.. whats going to happen with the family that had her as a daughter?? lol
- TheFirst
  
  The family that ‘adopted’ her were their neighbours in the fairytale land. So I think they’ll remember she isn’t their daughter.
http://twitter.com/GreenQuill Amanda Coombs

Im still very confused about the clock, I went back and had a look and if you go back to the first episode the clock moves from 8.15 to 8.16 and then in the last episode it moves from 8.14 to 8.15 which doesn’t make much sense when you think about it. What does it mean? If they do remember we might finally get to find out who Dr Whale is…you never know he might be a bad guy as well.
- Jack
  
  When the series started and Emma stayed, time started moving again because the curse was breaking. Now that the curse has been lifted and Rumple has done his magic, the clock is frozen again.
  - http://twitter.com/GreenQuill Amanda Coombs
    
    Ah ok that makes sense!! Thanks :)
- http://twitter.com/StarkidSims Simone
  
  most people believe Dr.Whale is Monstro from Pinnochio
Natalie

Unfortunately, I’m convinced Baelfire is dead.

If you remember, in the episode where Baelfire came to our world, Rumple mentioned that the only deal he ever broke was also his first deal: his deal with his son.

In an earlier episode (the one that was Archie-centric), we saw a YOUNG (very young) Gepetto at the end. Rumple was making deals with other people in this episode (he made a deal with Archie to turn his parents into puppets). Therefore, we can assume that Baelfire was older than Gepetto, as his deal was made prior to the deal with Archie.

Now, years went by in Fairytale World, with everyone there aging normally: with the exception of Rumple, who doesn’t seem to age (something to do with being The Dark One, I’m sure). I also believe that Baelfire aged normally in our world. Once the fairy-tale characters came to our world, time was frozen FOR THEM, and none of them aged. Baelfire was not granted the same power, as he was not in Storybrook (just like Emma and August didn’t age).
Therefore, if we follow the logic this suggests, then Baelfire is certainly, at the least, a very very VERY old man, and more likely, has died (remember to add 28 to the age of Gepetto for the frozen time in Storybrook).

I know this is a little confusing, but I am a big stickler for the “Timeline” when talking about the show!

I love the rest of these theories though. I’m interested in what other side characters we might be seeing: I’m hoping for The Little Mermaid!
- Meg
  
  Wow, never thought of this, I’ve been trying to figure the timeline, but wow definitely missed this one. You may be right, but with Kitsis and Horowitz, they’ll find a loophole lol
- Isenhobbitz
  
  Keep in mind that time may pass differently in the different worlds (think Chronicles of Narnia time change), so Baelfire may have only appeared in our world a day before Emma and August or several years after. The power that brought him to our world was different than the curse. He may not have even been in our world but a different one entirely, and that could change the timetable even more. I doubt that the writers would have him die when there is still so much story potential. Plus, Rumpel believed that August was his son for a bit, meaning he has hope. He is more aware of the “timeline” than anyone.
  - rdh014
    
    Yeah that bean could have thrown him into ANY time period.
  - Natalie
    
    I think that this is a good point, however, I wonder if this may prove to be an area where Rumple/Gold’s logic may fail him. I think that he is so emotional, and so focused, on getting back to his son that his clear and precise thinking that is exhibited in other parts of his life is failing him here, in favor of the desire for reunion.
    
    If the thought of seeing his son again is all that is keeping Gold going, then maybe he is letting himself believe there is still a possibility of reunion, even if logic says otherwise (which could account for his initial acceptance of August).
    
    I can’t imagine the rage and grief that would occur if/when Gold realizes that reunion is impossible…
  - Scarrlet77
    
    Or if, as some people think, he may have ended up in Oz because of the green light/color if the world he fell into– where people don’t age. (re: Dorothy, her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry were all brought to Oz by Ozma and Dorothy was told that her aunt and uncle would not die).
- rdh014
  
  Oh yeah…good catch.
- stargazer
  
  They did establish that the Hat can take a person to any specific time and place–even if Baelfire was taken to a huge distance in the past, now that magic’s established Rumple may still be able to use the hat to get to him before he becomes an old man. Now the question becomes how will Rumplestiltskin learn where/when to go?
Philphine

two things i think should happen, though i think it may be too late for one.

if magic comes back to storybrook, henry should have some, even if he doesn’t know it and/or can’t control it at first. sort of like superman has powers on earth and not his home world, henry is the only one not (compleatly) from the original enchanted world. i’m not sure of the just how, but then he be one good person who can thwart the queen and rumplstiltskin.

the second i thought should have happened before the curse was lifted, but could still maybe be worked in. they never played much with the no one leaving storybrook deal. i always thought it would have been good to have someone who was originaly the pied piper as a local musician who couldn’t make it big because something always happened when he tried to leave.

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