Speculation/General Question

[wily-one24.livejournal.com]

Okay, so I have a question/s about the future of Storybrooke and its inhabitants.

Answers and comments will obviously have speculation, but please no confirmed spoilers.



So... exactly what is the desired outcome of breaking the curse? What's going to happen here?

The way I see it, there are a few options, neither of which are all that great, actually.

1. Everyone returns to the Enchanted Forest, back to the second in which the curse took hold. Which, on the surface, would kind of seem like the fairest option, because then everyone gets to lead the lives they *should* have had. But... if that happens, what happens to Emma and Henry? Henry would be completely obliterated. Unless they find out/Emma reveals who Henry's father is... and then Snow and Charming orchestrate to get them together... but that smacks of Regina's parents and Snow would never do that. So... uh... goodbye Henry. Congrats to everyone else, and at least Emma would have a happy childhood.

2. They return to the Enchanted Forest as they are now, memories intact, grown Emma and child Henry. But... uh... so where does everyone live? Snow and Charming in the castle all happily ever after? THAT's a comfortable dinner conversation. "So, yeah, THANKS for believing I killed a woman and deserting me in the jail cell, dick. Pass the salt." Emma's suddenly a princess, living the life of luxury with a bunch of pretty dresses, the same age as her parents, and the knowledge that her life was stolen and she grew up in a shoddy foster situation lonely and vulnerable when she should have had the life every little girl dreams of (and she probably did most of all, in the darkest hours, sitting alone neglected in foster care). And Henry? Henry has to live with the fact that his mother was, in fact, the evil Queen who stole everyone's happiness. Yes, he believes it, but that's not the same as facing the reality of it.

And what does everyone DO with their Storybrooke memories? What happens to those personas? "I really do love this little hovel, Granny, and wearing this red cape ALL THE FREAKIN' TIME, but... god, I would kill for some cappacino and an episode of Desperate Housewives right now."

I mean, how do the Fairy Tale personas come to terms with their Storybrooke selves? The curse was specifically designed so that (at least the main characters like David and Mary Margaret) have opposing personalities. Snow is driven and forceful, she bow hunts and sword fights and doesn't take crap from anyone and lives in the forest and occasionally tries to murder bluebirds, yet Mary is submissive and timid and simpers over a married man, letting everyone walk all over her. Charming is brave and honorable and does everything he can for the people he loves, always doing the right thing, and yet David is spineless and weak and can generally be counted on to do/say the worst thing possible at any given time. How can Charming live with the fact of exactly HOW he treated both Kathryn and Mary Margaret/Snow?

How bitter do Snow and Charming get over their stolen child? Obviously, she came back to be the saviour, but at the cost of her happiness. Emma's life sucked beyond the telling of it. And they know this.

And what do they DO with Regina? Kill her (would be the obvious option), but what about Henry? Imprison her? At what cost/danger she would return with greater powers? Strip her of her powers and let her live in a broken down hovel/prison to be visited by prince Henry on occasion?

3. Return to the Enchanted Forest as they are, grown Emma and child Henry, but their Storybrooke memories erased. Which... this is the most problematic. Poof, suddenly Emma is grown with a child? And Snow has these inexplicable urges to slap Prince Charming silly.

4. They stay in Storybrooke, but knowing and aware of their true personalities. Which... I don't see happening.

NO MATTER WHICH OPTION YOU CHOOSE, it ends badly.

In this, Regina has won. All their happy endings have been stolen and they won't return. I don't actually see any way in which this ends on a good note.

So, uh, happy ever after everyone... you're screwed.



What does everyone think?

Comments

[wily-one24.livejournal.com]

And friended back.

Hey, I recced you without knowing it! In my ouat vid rec post. Will change that now.

And, *lesigh*, no-one else was writing dub-con Emma/Jefferson, I was practically forced to write it! ;)

[missbreese.livejournal.com]

Aww! Thank you for the rec. I didn't notice before or I would have immediately thanked you then!

::innocently:: No one seems to be writing Rumple/Queen either... ::smiles?::