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* According to the queen, "true love's kiss can break any curse." That would explain why Graham regained his memories. Since Emma is the only one who had magic and she was his true love!

* Rumpel's power lies not in his magical abilities (he rarely seems to rely upon them in any sort of direct confrontation) but rather in his deal making. He's seen everyone's dark sides and knows their secrets and desires and weaknesses. This is how he's able to predict and control them without so much as lifting a finger. This is how he can wield so much influence even within a jail cell. And this is why he became the town landlord/loan shark in Storybrooke as opposed to simply a wealthy businessman or some such.

* Rumpelstiltskin has a chance for redemption and becoming a good man through and through in Storybrooke with Belle being alive and well. Learning Regina not only knew she was alive but kept her from him in both worlds will make Mr. Gold want to give Emma any help she can to get rid of Regina. And like in Regina's other plans this will come back to bite her in the end.

* Lycanthropy seems to be very closely related to menstruation in this story. Red started transforming at age 13, right about the time most girls start having periods. For a double dose of [[Bad Movie Beatdown (Web Video)|SYMBOLISM!!!!1!1!!11!]], Granny, who is pretty obviously post-menopausal, no longer transforms.

* After having taken the potion to forget Charming, Snow White begins to live up to her name a lot more; her skin is much paler and her lips - well, they aren't red, but they're still a darker pink than usual. Possibly a side effect (or an outright effect) of the potion - turning evil makes you look more peaky.

* Mary Margaret's sudden [[Destination Defenestration]] move to Jefferson is her subconscious [[Mama Bear]] Snow White kicking in because Jefferson was threatening her daughter, Emma.

* Red being sexually aggressive/promiscuous becomes this. The first reason is perhaps a reflection of the original fairy tale as mentioned elsewhere in in these pages. The other is {{spoiler|a reflection of her wolf instincts to hunt down people.}}

* Regina finds it hard to forgive Snow because she still sees Snow as a pawn of her mother (unwitting as it was but she doesn't know that). And not only that but part of being a pawn was the sadness and tears - so she also finds it difficult to take Snow's emotions as anything but fake. Not only that but Snow's intent was to ensure that Regina didn't lose her mother... but Cora was perhaps the one person Regina did want to lose.

* Now that it's revealed that {{spoiler|August is Pinnochio}}, there's one thing that stumped this troper. {{spoiler|August}} has dark hair while {{spoiler|Pinnochio's is red}}. Then it was pointed out to me that {{spoiler|wood}} darkens with age.

* In "What Happened to Frederick" a shrine is seen dedicated to the Siren. We see a hoplite (Ancient Greek soldier) helm. Midas himself is a character from Classical mythology so it's no surprise to see remnants of that ancient culture. Also, the offerings at the shrine do more than beg for the creature's mercy. They are sacrifices functioning as a trade of sort. A person can not take from a deity's belongings without giving something in return or the deity will perserve an insult . Anyone who has read the Classical Mythos knows not paying resprect to the supernatural and spirits will screw you over. So when Charming waltz right in without leaving an offering it's no surprise the Siren appears to kill him. But instead of being killed by the temptress he kills the monster. Classical heroes were little more than badasses of masculine virtue than the archetypical and romantic figures we view them as today. In this scene Charming displays the attitudes of both, one resisting female evils and preferring romantic love over lust ([[Heroic Willpower]]). He's placing the emotion of love, something spiritual, as something higher than carnal desires. But by Classical standards killing monster shows he's "the man" for lack of a better term because he conquers the monsters/supernatural instead of sumbitting (sacrificing) too them proves he's a badass many man. However he only prevailed by applying to a higher virtue, "true love." This scene reinforces how powerful true love is in the FTW. It allows a person to become both a badass and a hero at once, it transforms you into something more than you once were and are. It also fits into what the writers are trying to convey with their idea of true love; it can overcome everything.

* So why adopt Henry if he is not going to be subject to the curse, and age while everyone else doesn't? One, it makes sure you have leverage over [[The Chosen One]] (there was a conversation early on revealing that Regina cut a deal with Rumps to get Henry). Two, she's doing with Henry what Cora did to her, trying to shape a perfect little extension of herself. Three, if he came of age, he would be in the best position to ''not owe Rumps anything,'' giving Regina an agent she could use that Gold would have no hold over. Yeah, she's trying to fill the hole in her heart, or so she says, but the rest would make the kid ''very'' useful if she succeeded where Cora had failed.

** Sorry, no. Regina has no idea that Emma is [[The Chosen One]]. Rumpel is the one playing her by getting her a kid who would lure Emma to town.