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flslp87:

I’ve been saying that Robin was going to be returning since he ‘died’ in 5b and most thought I was a bit looney. (He’s back…. ) I’ve also been saying that Zelena’s jealousy was going to come back into play and again most of you thought I was looney. (Sunday it showed up) Adam and Eddie are a master of using semantics in sentences to say things w/o saying things and in a post last week where they said We are not bringing Robin Hood back like we brought Hook back, many thought, that was it. BUT to me, that was semantics at it’s finest. So I read it that If Robin Hood comes back he will NOT be brought back like Hook, and not that he wasn’t coming back. These articles really convinced me Robin’s story wasn’t finished. backstory tattoo I’ve also been saying that Zelena’s jealousy would cause her to do ‘something’ to someone that Regina loves (I thought Henry or Snow) and the EQ would end up fighting because she still has Regina feelings, and Regina would have to integrate for them to win. Click the link to read the rest. Tagging some who like speculations @idontdothatveryoften @captainswanluver @captsassy @dassala @daxx04 @thetaleofcaptainswan @mossandmushroom @annaamell @duathadun @whimsicallyenchantedrose @onceintimesforgotten @laschatzi @oncecrazy @linda8084 @tlynnwords @snowbellewells @myst-l-vie @happinessisblooming @duathadun @allyourdarlingswans and any other curious person Keep reading

@flslp87, in 5x20, when Rumple told Pan that he gave Robin’s heart back to him I doubted he was telling the truth and that would lead to a way to magically bring Robin back (so I imagined that when Hades stabbed him his heart was not there), but later on, I thought that maybe this time, Rumple did not lie and did return to Robin the heart he had ripped before - in other words, Robin died. What I did believe and still do was expressed by Henry’s words in 6x01. Robin was a Hero, his soul should not cease to exist - there is also HOPE. So, considering that he really died but his soul is alive and in a place where Heroes go to, I see that his coming back could be related to Regina’s fate in other to help her fulfill her destiny and, for that, I see some possibilities.

Case 1: Permanent splitting as an effect of the serum is possible, Hyde and Jekyll, Regina and the Evil Queen are to remain separated. So, If at the end of this arc they want to keep Regina in the Heroes side, and considering that she has walked through the redemption path to the point of no return, so it will be impossible (narrative wise, keeping in mind the central focus on Hope) to not give her a happy ending. This way, I could see her good side, Regina, “dying” and meeting Robin in this Heroes’ Pantheon-like, while the Evil Queen, in an irrecoverable Villain’s path, would be Snow’s and Emma’s foil until the end of the show.

Case 2: Splitting is impossible in the long term, which I think is more plausible. Regina will have to learn that there are no short cuts and, as Archie said to Emma, she will have to keep working hard to integrate all of her sides into ONE, and that requires time and patience. In this case, Robin’s soul may help Regina, through flashbacks and dreams (and in this seasons Sleeping and Dreams seem to be more important than ever), to overcome her challenges.

Note: With Zelena into the equation, I’m not sure how the plot would unfold. Robin is the father of Zelena’s baby, and although Zelena has shown to the audience her shady side more than her light side, we know (and have seen) that she also has both, and in this case, Robin could come back to also help her to be a better person, and then, a good mother to their daughter.

Furthermore, your ideas related to Zelena bring up some interesting possibilities to the overall equation, they seem good and make sense, that could also happen. Wait and see….

In all scenarios, and I’m not sure if they would take precious screen time for that, but there is always HOPE, I really would love to see a beautiful closure for Roland’s arc. He is now living in the Enchanted Forest with the Merry Men, I would love to see them living a great life. I thought the way they ended Roland’s story was completely unfair and unsatisfactory