Once Upon a Time: Ten Burning Questions

Ever since Once upon a Time started, it created this sort of mystery the writers perfected in Lost. With the end of each episode, we’re so intrigued that we’d start asking a thousand questions. We would just want more; we would want to know more.  And after the midseason finale, which aired December 10, lots of new questions came up. I really hope we get the answers by the end of the first season because the suspense is killing me:

1- When will Emma believe Henry? To be honest, I think a part of her already believes him, but her cynical side just won’t allow it. In a way, she believes her mom is Mary Margaret (aka Snow White)  and that her dad is David (Prince Charming). Remember when she asked Mary Margaret who Henry thinks she is? Mary Margaret answered, “Snow White. Why? Who does he think you are?” Emma’s face was unreadable; she was stunned. How about the cinnamon hot cocoa? C’mon, Emma. You know you believe it. You know you want to believe it. But are you going to believe it anytime soon? ‘Cause we’re dying over here!

2- How will Graham’s death affect Emma? Emma put in a lot of effort to finally open up to someone, to Graham. With his loss, she won’t be the same person again.  And if there’s a part of her that believes the curse is true, a part of her is bound to believe that Regina (The Evil Queen) killed him. Will that make her want to avenge his death? Will Graham’s death enhance the battle between Emma and Regina and make it even deeper than the fight over whose son Henry is? Will they become the ultimate enemies they were set out to be because of Graham’s death?

3- How did Snow White betray The Evil Queen? In the midseason finale, we learned that The Evil Queen hated Snow White because she had revealed a secret The Queen had confided her with. What was that secret? Why did Snow White reveal it? And to whom did she reveal it?

4- Why did Mr.Gold bring Henry to Regina? This is a question I’ve been asking since episode 2, “The Thing You Love the Most.” It was revealed in that episode that Mr.Gold (Rumpelstiltskin) brought Henry to Regina so that Henry can someday find Emma and she can save them from the curse. But why does he want to be saved? Rumpelstiltskin had begged The Evil Queen to give him a nice, decent life in Storybrooke. He wanted this life, so why does he want to be saved by Emma?

5- How was Henry aging? So apparently, all the characters lives’ have been the same for 28 years since The Evil Queen cursed them to Storybrooke; time was not passing. David had been in a coma for 28 years. Regina has been mayor for 28 years. And none of them is growing up. So how is Henry aging? Regina adopted him as a baby and now he’s 10 years old. Is there a loophole or something?

6- Why is Emma STILL wearing that red jacket? If there’s anything I learned about the writers through watching Lost is that they don’t do anything just cause. They always have an ulterior motive. So what is their ulterior motive here? What’s the point of the red jacket?

7- Is Storybrooke actually Fairytale? Remember in episode 5, “That Still Small Voice,” how Henry wanted to search for the remains of Fairytale in the mine where he and Archie got stuck? And remember how Regina found something and then threw it in the mine so no one would see it? Does that mean that Storybrooke is in fact Fairytale but changed due to the curse?

8- Who was Emma Swan before Storybrooke? We know nothing about her background except that she was a bail bondsman bail bondsperson. We have no idea how she lived or with whom she lived now or while growing up. She mentioned that she had a relationship with a married man when she was advising Mary Margaret to stay away from Dave, so who is he? Emma is definitely one of my favorite characters on the show, so I really want to more about her past. Don’t you?

9- How did Snow White marry Prince Charming when The Evil Queen wanted her dead? When Snow White and Prince Charming had met, Snow was living in the woods hiding from The Evil Queen who wanted to rip her heart out of her chest – literally. So how did she marry a Prince in public and attend galas and balls with The Evil Queen still on the hunt for her?

10– How will the writers continue the show after the curse is removed? The writers have clearly stated that they intend on revoking the curse by the end of the first season because the point of the show is to discover each character as a whole not the just how the curse affected them. But the question is: how? How will Gennifer Goodwin who’s almost as old as Jennifer Morrison play her mom when time is actually passing?  How will Josh Dallas play her father? (Genni is actually only 11 months older than Jen and Josh is two years younger.) Will they make them older with makeup or will they leave it be somehow? Where would they live, in Fairytale or in Storybrooke? Will Emma and Henry have their very own fairytale characters if in fact they’re living in Fairytale? The way the writers answer these questions is the way they’re going to lead the second season, so I really hope they don’t disappoint and ruin my favorite show.

What about you? What OUaT questions are killing you?