[ SECRET POST #2302 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2302 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Well, even in the first season, you can see that Regina tried to trick Henry into thinking he was wrong about everyone never growing up/old and being stuck in a groundhog's day; she even sent him to therapy over it while trying to manipulate him with it. That's a little more than simply being strict.

[miarrow]

I didn't mean from Henry's perspective, I meant from the way the show treated it. I don't think they clearly brought into focus his feelings on the matter and growing up in a town that wasn't changing except him (which is super creepy) until the second to last episode. It's just... it's kind of a fun show, but the writers are really unclear with what they want to do with most characters and introduce a lot of uncomfortable elements (like their "kill off almost every POC that comes on screen" quota).

[(Anonymous)]

I agree this show's writers don't always think things through. But when I was listing off those things, I meant it as things I saw as a member of the audience. I saw Regina force Archie into lying to Henry, but Henry didn't. I saw her doing more than just a strict mom. (Reminds me of Rapunzel's Mother Gothel, in a way.)

As far as Emma, I got the feeling that it wasn't Emma's blood ties to Henry as it was just the fact she wanted what was best for him and no one was giving that to him, so she stepped up. I could even venture to say that their narrative could have been the same even if Emma was a non-relation, and that their blood ties are only a minor plot device to get certain events into motion.

[thelonebamf]

I realize there's not a huge chance of me getting a response to this- but regarding the groundhog day scenario-
Did nobody really notice that Henry was growing up year to year but the other children stayed the same age? Could he not have grabbed his school picture from the last few years and said "Look, here I am with these kids. Next year I'm in this new class, but all those kids stayed in the same grade. Same thing happened next year. And the next."

[(Anonymous)]

Given that everyone blew off the fact they could not remember when they first met people, and that its a magic curse making the logical passing of time completely meaningless to them, I would say that they would also blow off Henry ("You know, that loner, school-skipping, tall-tale telling kid that Regina loudly tells everyone is going to see a shrink every week") if he showed them a picture. Or anything else a curse/Regina might devise to keep them oblivious.

[thelonebamf]

Ah, yes, I get that (and boy have I tired of hearing the phrase "as long as I can remember") but I meant specifically to Emma. I know, I know, don't examine it too hard and enjoy the ride- I just started thinking about some of the weird implications of never passing time. (Like the fact that Ashley/Cinderella was pregnant for 28 years.)

[(Anonymous)]

Even Emma, I think, would also simply blow off Henry if he showed a picture. She has very strong denial skills, as illustrated when she refused to see August's wooden leg even when he flat out showed her.