Not All Who Wander Are Lost

Well, Baelfire's identity was finally revealed on Once Upon a Time tonight. Emma's past love and Henry's father, Neal Cassady, is Rumplestiltskin's son. I can't say that I'm really surprised, since rumors spread throughout the internet that Neal could be Rumplestiltskin’s lost son. And to be honest, there really weren’t a lot of other candidates. Whether this news was shocking to audiences or not, the revelation of Baelfire's identity sparked consequences that will shake the show to its core. Henry has now found his father and his grandfather, which may result in conflict when Hook finally catches up to his crocodile, as the previews suggest. Will Baelfire and Rumplestiltskin make amends? To be honest I don't blame Baelfire for not wanting to have anything to do with his father. Rumplestiltskin gave up his right to be a father when he abandoned Baelfire in order to save his own magic. His cowardice and selfishness left his son fatherless. Will Emma and Baelfire resume their relationship? If Henry and his father become close, will Henry want to live with Neal? And if so, will Henry leave Storybrooke and Emma? So many questions arose from this episode. Other revelations were revealed, such as Cora's plans. She hopes to get hold of Rumplestiltskin’s dagger in order to manipulate him into murdering Snow White, Prince Charming, and Emma. The question is will she really keep the promise of helping Regina take back Henry, or is she only using her daughter to become the Dark One? Most likely, the answer is the latter. And of course, in the background of this complicated plot lurks Greg Mendell, the stranger who now has undeniable proof that there is magic in Storybrooke. He recorded on his phone Regina floating objects out of Belle's purse, which he then proceeded to send to his contact outside of Storybrooke. There is no doubt that this will come back to haunt the town.