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Let's face it, it doesn't look like there's a lot to do in Storybrooke Maine. Maybe Mr. Gold and the Mayor organized it to prank Henry's mother for the lulz. Everyone's in on it. The "Fairy Tale" world is just them dressing up to better understand their characters.

The alternate universe is all in Henry's head. However, by pushing his townspeople to reach for impossible dreams, they all attain their happy ending anyway (as seen with Sean and Ashley... who didn't have a happy ending in the alternative world).

Hes already a greater schemer than the queen, manipultive as hell and can see the outcome of things. This curse has worked out rather well for him, and I wonder if he goaded the queen into it, and is playing her like a puppet. Plus the biggest schemer often ends as the BigBad.

Once you enter the simulation, leaving is nearly impossible, and the residents have had their "memory files" altered to suit the new simulation, but still playing the roles they did in their reality like a demented version of TheSims. Emma and Henry were relatively recent and foreign "uploads" to the scenario, and haven't had their memories tampered with. Regina and Gold, however, have intact memories due to their administrator status for the simulation. The town's "programs" were never meant to leave the simulation, so they literally ''crash'' upon trying to leave (Emma & Ashley).

** Alternatively, she'll be mute.

Jiminy Cricket is a constant source of guidance and advice in his life, after all.

[[WMG: This shows version of [[TheLittleMermaid Ariel]] will either be paralegic or paralyzed from the waist down.]]
I read in Entertaiment Weekly that the writers are working on adding Ariel to the cast, it would only make sense if she couldn't walk because of Mermaid state in the past.

** Considering Rumpelstiltskin was only in one story originally, it doesn't follow that "guess my name" is necessarily his usual M.O. (Plus he ''died'' in that story, so they're already playing fast and loose with things.) (More than they already were, I mean.)

* Either that, or the Rumpelstiltskin we know is just one of the many firstborns the original Rumpel took in his deals. This one, however, had some big goals, possibly killing Original Rumpel and taking his name. Since Rumpelstiltskin isn't his real name, he doesn't care who knows it. So, learning New Rumpel's name could still be a means of canceling a deal.

** Wel the other characters have certainly figured out who he is, why doesn't the same thing work for them? He probably got rid of the name clause in the contracts. Either that or it was a one time thing.

In the original stories, learning Rumpelstiltskin's name removes his power. Yet here, everyone seems to know it (he actually introduced himself to Cinderella with his name). The reason? Fake!Rumpel didn't want competition and spread his rival's name to remove the real Rumpelstiltskin's power. Also, at the end of the day, the fake could have a fail-safe to get out of his own contracts signed under his alias or trick new victims by reverting to his real name. This is also why Henry hasn't figured out who Mr. Gold is, because he purposefully changed his story.

[[WMG: There is someone in the background controlling Emma's ability. She only gets the Truth and Lie diagnoses when it would lead her further into the plot. I actually really hope its this and not {{Railroading}}.]]

After all... surely not everyone can get out of his deals and he certainly does enjoy asking for first borns.

* Although there was no explicit answer for this, it is heavily implied that Emma caught her lying about loving Henry in the pilot; thus, giving her a reason to stay.

Despite her {{Jerkass}} ways she really is some one who wants happiness and thought child might bring it. Her antagonistic behavior just comes from fear of losing him like what she lost to Snow White

[[WMG: Regina/The Evil Queen is Rose Red.]]