Here's the latest update of the Timeline, looking at halfway through Season 3 (with the big revealer of how Regina got Henry coming soon!).
This is a Timeline for the events of ABC's show Once Upon a Time. You can find a really fun discussion of this timeline (and contribute to it) at the following site: Once Upon a Fan. If you would like to reuse the timeline, please ask first or give credit.
The time line uses Rumpelstiltskin's story line as a base but includes all characters with major plot points in the series. The dates are NOT exact; instead, they serve to show the relative length of time between events.
15-14 B.D.O. - Baelfire is born. Rumpelstiltskin returns home and Milah confronts him with his cowardice. (Manhattan)
170-80s A.D.O. - Jimminy Cricket is born into a thief family.
192 ADO - Gepetto and Granny are born.
192 A.D.O. - Cora is probably born.
199 ADO - Rumpelstiltskin gets involved with Jimminy Cricket and Gepetto's family (Gepetto age 7). (That Still Small Voice)
208 ADO - Granny becomes a werewolf (age 16); Second Ogre War. (Red-Handed)
215-216 ADO - Cora (age 23) and Rumpelstiltskin strike a deal and Cora learns magic. Cora marries Prince Henry. Within the year, Regina is born. (The Miller's Daughter)
22? - Twins James and David are born. Rumpelstiltskin makes a deal with King George. (The Shepherd)
227 ADO - Snow White is born.
235-236 ADO (?) - Queen Eva is finally poisoned by Cora and dies. (The Queen is Dead)
237 ADO - Regina (age 21) rescues Snow White (age 10). Cora kills Daniel. After taking her spellbook the night before, at the prompting of Rumpelstiltskin, Regina pushes Cora through the magic mirror. Regina marries Snow White's father. Cora becomes trapped in Wonderland. (The Stable Boy) Shortly thereafter, Regina attempts to escape but is stopped by Rumpelstiltskin.
237-243 ADO - Rumpelstiltskin visits the Land Without Color and makes a deal with Frankenstein. Frankenstein's brother is killed. Regina attempts to bring back Daniel with the help of Frankenstein and Jefferson. She is unsuccessful and chooses to accept Rumpelstiltskin's offer of an apprenticeship. Regina later meets Tinkerbell, who tries to show her her second true love (Robin Hood), but Regina rejects Tinkerbell, who loses her wings. (The Doctor) (We Are Both) (In the Name of the Brother) (Quite a Common Fairy)
243/244 ADO- Snow White’s father finds the Genie and Regina arranges for him to be murdered. Snow White is 16-17 years old; Regina is 27-28 years old. (Fruit of the Poisonous Tree)
244 ADO - Most of the events in the Season flashbacks occur within these years. (See specific timeline below.)
245 ADO - Regina (age 29) visits Rumpelstiltskin and learns how to cast the curse. She kills her father and casts the Dark Curse. All pertinent characters not within Cora’s protection are sent to Storybrooke. (The Thing You Love Most)
NOTE:
***(Year 28 in Storybrooke, Regina takes the apple with the help of Jefferson’s magic hat)***
Either due to confusing circumstances, ambiguity, or unrevealed information, there are several events on this timeline that are open to interpretation. Here is a short explanation of those events that we have found most puzzling. PLEASE feel free to add your suggestions!
AGES of CHARACTERS: The ages of the characters are based on the approximate ages of the actors who play them unless a character's age is specified within the show. Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold claims to be 300 years old, and looks to be in his fifties. Some have suggested that as young as 45 will work for Rumpelstiltskin; however, it's my opinion that anything younger than 45 is unrealistic (this puts him at about 31 when Baelfire is born - which we see in the episode Manhattan). Granny, Cora, and Geppetto seem to be in their sixties.
CONFUSING EVENTS:
When does Rumpelstiltskin actually meet Hook and Milah again? One suggestion is that he meets them after he's taken the Seer's powers. This is suggested by the clothing choices: he wears a tunic for most of his early existence as the Dark One, and is wearing it when he meets the Seer again, but is notably in his crocodile skin during The Crocodile. However, a good case can be made for the alternate solution, namely that Rumpelstiltskin encounters Hook and Milah before he finds the Seer again. This is more logical because in The Crocodile, we learn that he is looking for a bean to transport him to the Land Without Magic, which would be odd if he has already received a prophecy telling him that he will find his son with a curse. (Technically the Blue Fairy has already shared this information with him before either of these events, but one can interpret his actions to mean that he isn't convinced that a curse is the only way.) After the Seer's prophecy, however, it would be strange if Rumpelstiltskin were still looking for other options.
When does Regina tell Rumpelstiltskin that Belle is dead? It is possible that this occurs directly after Belle leaves (before Regina captures her), or directly after Regina captures her. Though several fans have assumed the second scenario, I argue for the first option because Regina seems to be fishing for information on Belle and his feelings for her during the last scene of Skin Deep more so than simply gloating - this scene seems to give Regina the motivation to find Belle no matter what now that she knows how valuable Belle is to Rumpelstiltskin; however, this is only an interpretation and all the available information still makes sense even if Regina has already captured Belle by the end of Skin Deep.
When does Rumpelstiltskin find and kill Cinderella's fairy godmother? Some have been of the opinion that Rumpelstiltskin's encounter with Cinderella occurs fairly late in the season - a popular reason for this is that if the events of The Shepherd and The Price of Gold take place before those of Lacey and Skin Deep, Rumpelstiltskin's sudden drinking habit makes psychological sense and mirrors Belle's; however, the events of Lacey have quashed that theory. Robin Hood uses the godmother's wand to cure Marian, so Cinderella's story has to take place much earlier than hitherto guessed. This complicates several story lines, including attempting to figure out when Cinderella gets married. (This is based on the assumption that once Robin takes the wand, Rumpelstiltskin does not get it back; what makes this question more difficult to answer is the problem of whether or not Rumpelstiltskin has the power to summon back the wand as easily as he conjured up the bow.)
Does Maleficent remember that she has the True Love potion inside of her? According to the (seemingly) logical series of events, Charming deposits the True Love potion inside Maleficent several months (or nearly half a year) before the Dark Curse is enacted. Does she realize that it's still there?
When does Maleficent put Aurora/Sleeping Beauty to sleep and are there two Sleeping Beauties? There is some confusion over the sequence of events concerning the Sleeping Beauty plot and this has led to speculation that there are two sleeping beauties: Aurora and her mother.
When do Snow and Charming take back the Kingdom? There's still no definite answer for this, but we have a little more to work with now.
When does James trick Anton? When does James die? These probably can't be pinned down for sure without more information. The current listing is a best guess.
The Problem with Wendy - The problem with Wendy concerns the time shift necessary to make sense of the events related in Think Lovely Thoughts. In order to be the right age, Baelfire/Neal has to stay in Neverland for at least ten years after the Curse hits and Storybrooke is created. But if he stays for that long, there is no clear explanation for Wendy's presence in Neverland. She would have had to have come there directly after Baelfire left (at least within the year), but they would have been in Neverland for close to a hundred years together. Why would he not know she was there?
Robin Hood's Child - In Quite a Common Fairy we learn that Robin's child (presumably the same one we saw in Lacey) is four years old. Marion/Marian was pregnant with this child when Belle decided to trust Rumpelstiltskin. Since we know that time froze in the Enchanted Forest until Emma broke the curse, we can assume that four years must have passed before the Curse, but the intersection of Snow/Charming's timeline with Rumpelstiltskin's suggests that only a year to two years could have elapsed. Is there any way to account for this?
This is a Timeline for the events of ABC's show Once Upon a Time. You can find a really fun discussion of this timeline (and contribute to it) at the following site: Once Upon a Fan. If you would like to reuse the timeline, please ask first or give credit.
The time line uses Rumpelstiltskin's story line as a base but includes all characters with major plot points in the series. The dates are NOT exact; instead, they serve to show the relative length of time between events.
Dates of Major Events leading up to the Dark Curse years:
55 (or 45-50) B.D.O. (Before Dark One) Rumpelstiltskin is born.
48 B.D.O. Rumpelstiltskin (age seven?) is abandoned by his father, who becomes Peter Pan. Rumpelstiltskin begins living with two spinster spinners. (Think Lovely Thoughts)
(Rumpelstiltskin marries Millah.)
(Lieutenant Jones travels to Neverland where he loses his brother. He returns embittered and becomes a pirate.) (Good Form)
48 B.D.O. Rumpelstiltskin (age seven?) is abandoned by his father, who becomes Peter Pan. Rumpelstiltskin begins living with two spinster spinners. (Think Lovely Thoughts)
(Rumpelstiltskin marries Millah.)
(Lieutenant Jones travels to Neverland where he loses his brother. He returns embittered and becomes a pirate.) (Good Form)
24 B.D.O. The Seer is born
15-14
B.D.O. Rumpelstiltskin (age 40-41?) goes to the Ogre Wars and meets a
Seer (age 9-10) who causes him to injure himself and return home . (Manhattan)
15-14 B.D.O. - Baelfire is born. Rumpelstiltskin returns home and Milah confronts him with his cowardice. (Manhattan)
7 B.D.O. - Milah runs off with Hook. Rumpelstiltskin is humiliated and tells Bae (age 7) that Milah died. (The Crocodile)
0
A.D.O. (After Dark One)
- Baelfire is sent to the Ogre Wars.
Rumpelstiltskin (age 45-55?) becomes the Dark One:
- Rumpelstiltskin grows increasingly darker, killing several people. Baelfire attempts to runaway to Neverland, but Rumpelstiltskin forces him to come back. Baelfire seeks out the Blue Fairy for a cure for the curse.
Baelfire (age 14) goes through the portal to London, England (1902-1904 AD). Rumpelstiltskin immediately afterwards learns of a curse that will send him after Baelfire via the Blue Fairy. Rumpelstiltskin stops aging. (Desperate Souls) (The Return) (Second Star to the Right)(Nasty Habits)
0-5 A.D.O. Rumpelstiltskin encounters Hook (Jones) and Milah again while
looking for a bean to transport him, even though he knows about the
curse option at this point from Blue Fairy. He kills
Milah and cuts off Hook's
hand. Hook goes to Neverland via bean. (The Crocodile)
6 A.D.O. -
Rumpelstiltskin finds the Seer again (she is now age 30). He takes Seer's
powers (donning the fur cape for this particular encounter). (Manhattan)
Approximately
about 157-185 years are unaccounted for by the known events of seasons 1
& 2, IF the claim that Rumpelstiltskin is 300 years old is accurate, and if you exclude the 28 years of the curse.
- During this time, it is likely that Baelfire ends up in Neverland where he encounters Hook. Hook learns about the dagger that can kill Rumpelstiltskin. (And Straight On Til Morning)
170-80s A.D.O. - Jimminy Cricket is born into a thief family.
192 ADO - Gepetto and Granny are born.
192 A.D.O. - Cora is probably born.
199 ADO - Rumpelstiltskin gets involved with Jimminy Cricket and Gepetto's family (Gepetto age 7). (That Still Small Voice)
208 ADO - Granny becomes a werewolf (age 16); Second Ogre War. (Red-Handed)
215-216 ADO - Cora (age 23) and Rumpelstiltskin strike a deal and Cora learns magic. Cora marries Prince Henry. Within the year, Regina is born. (The Miller's Daughter)
22? - Twins James and David are born. Rumpelstiltskin makes a deal with King George. (The Shepherd)
227 ADO - Snow White is born.
235-236 ADO (?) - Queen Eva is finally poisoned by Cora and dies. (The Queen is Dead)
237 ADO - Regina (age 21) rescues Snow White (age 10). Cora kills Daniel. After taking her spellbook the night before, at the prompting of Rumpelstiltskin, Regina pushes Cora through the magic mirror. Regina marries Snow White's father. Cora becomes trapped in Wonderland. (The Stable Boy) Shortly thereafter, Regina attempts to escape but is stopped by Rumpelstiltskin.
237-243 ADO - Rumpelstiltskin visits the Land Without Color and makes a deal with Frankenstein. Frankenstein's brother is killed. Regina attempts to bring back Daniel with the help of Frankenstein and Jefferson. She is unsuccessful and chooses to accept Rumpelstiltskin's offer of an apprenticeship. Regina later meets Tinkerbell, who tries to show her her second true love (Robin Hood), but Regina rejects Tinkerbell, who loses her wings. (The Doctor) (We Are Both) (In the Name of the Brother) (Quite a Common Fairy)
- At some point between 243-245, it is likely that Hook returns from Neverland.
243/244 ADO- Snow White’s father finds the Genie and Regina arranges for him to be murdered. Snow White is 16-17 years old; Regina is 27-28 years old. (Fruit of the Poisonous Tree)
244 ADO - Most of the events in the Season flashbacks occur within these years. (See specific timeline below.)
245 ADO - Regina (age 29) visits Rumpelstiltskin and learns how to cast the curse. She kills her father and casts the Dark Curse. All pertinent characters not within Cora’s protection are sent to Storybrooke. (The Thing You Love Most)
NOTE:
- About ten years or so after the curse hit the Enchanted Forest, Baelfire would have to have left Neverland in order to be in the Land Without Magic at the right time and age to meet Emma and August. More than likely this suggests that Hook left Neverland before Baelfire (assuming that time remains constant). This creates a problem with Wendy (See Notes Section).
All Events within Years 243 - 245 AD
(generally in order, though many of these events occur simultaneously):
Summer-Fall of 243:
July 243:
- King Leopold finds the Genie’s Lamp and wishes him free (Fruit of the Poisonous Tree)
- The Genie is introduced to Snow and Queen Regina and falls instantly in love with the Queen (Fruit of the Poisonous Tree)
September 243:
- Snow’s Father, King Leopold, is killed by the Genie. (Fruit of the Poisonous Tree)
- The Genie wishes himself into becoming the magic mirror. (Fruit of the Poisonous Tree)
- King Leopold is laid to rest. (Heart is a Lonely Hunter)
- James and Jack meet Anton and trick him, laying siege to the giant's home. (Tiny)
October 243:
- Snow is saved from death by the Huntsman and runs away. (Heart is a Lonely Hunter)
- Regina takes the Huntsman’s heart and he becomes her ‘go to’ man. (Heart is a Lonely Hunter)
- The Giants lose the battle, Anton razes the bean field and Jack loses her life. (Tiny)
- Geppetto and Pinocchio escape Monstro and Pinocchio becomes a real boy. (The Stranger)
- Belle’s kingdom comes under attack from the Ogres and Belle strikes the deal with Rumpelstiltskin. (Skin Deep) -late October/early November
Winter of 243:
November 243:
(Most of the land is covered with snow.)
- Belle learns Rumpelstiltskin's expectations and chips the cup. (Skin Deep)
- Snow meets Red. (Red Handed)
December 243:
- Red finds out she is the wolf after killing Peter. (Red Handed)
January- February (?) 244:
(Snow has thawed.)
- Red and Snow encounter Red’s mom and Red learns to control her wolf side. (Child of the Moon)
- James dies and Rumpelstiltskin (who has now taken to drinking) makes a new deal with King George for his twin in exchanged for information on the whereabouts of the family's fairy godmother. David agrees to take his brother’s place and slays the dragon pestering King Midas. (The Shepherd)
- George and Midas arrange marriage between David and Abigail.
- Rumpelstiltskin meets Cinderella and grants her wish after killing her fairy godmother. (The Price of Gold)
- Belle and Rumpelstiltskin have an encounter with Robin Hood, who steals the godmother's magic wand. Rumpelstiltskin acquires the bow that never misses and gives Belle the library tower room. (Lacey) - early February.
- Rumpelstiltskin catches Belle after she pulls down the curtain. Rumpelstiltskin turns Gaston into a rose. After realizing he has fallen in love with Belle, he sets her free from the deal, she (who also loves him) returns after talking with Regina and tries to give him True Love’s Kiss. He in turns throws her out. (Skin Deep)- later February or March.
- Regina tells Rumpelstiltskin that Belle is dead? (Skin Deep)* (See Notes Section)
- Dreamy is hatched along with his brothers. (Dreamy)
- At some point, Snow White becomes an outlaw in the woods. She rescues a disguised Regina and has a long conversation with her, but later discovers Regina's identity and that she has had a village murdered for not revealing Snow White's whereabouts. (The Evil Queen)
- Maleficent curses Aurora, and sometime in the next few months before May, Regina trades the Dark Curse for the Sleeping Curse with Maleficent.
Spring of 244:
March 244:
- Belle takes up residence in a tavern and meets Dreamy who has just fallen in love with Nova. (Dreamy)
- She encourages him to go after her and he encourages her to go on an adventure. (The Outsider)
- After Blue Fairy's prompting, Dreamy gives up on Nova and becomes Grumpy. (Dreamy)
- Snow White is pursued by the Queen's henchmen, but she ends up diving off a cliff into the sea. She meets Ariel and tries to help her win her true love. Regina finds her and forces her to become a mermaid in Ariel's place, but Ariel helps Snow escape. Ariel is unable to be with Eric. (Ariel)
- David and Abigail return home together during which time they are robbed by Snow White. David pursues her through the forest and they fall in love. (Snow Falls)
April 244:
- Belle pursues the Yaoguai, befriends Mulan and saves Phillip. (The Outsider)
- Phillip and Mulan go to rescue Aurora while Belle decides to return to Rumpelstiltskin and gets captured by Regina. (The Outsider)
- Regina tells Rumple that Belle is dead? (Skin Deep)* (See Note Section)
Summer of 244:
May 244:
- Jefferson takes Regina to Wonderland and is stranded there when she rescues her father and takes him back instead. Jefferson is beheaded and then tasked by the Queen of Hearts to make another magic hat. (Hat Trick)
- Snow goes to Rumplestilskin and he gives her a potion to forget David in return for a lock of her hair. (7:15 AM)
- After receiving his letter, Snow tries to reunite with David but is caught, thrown in George’s dungeon and meets Grumpy. Sneaky (Grumpy’s brother) rescues him and Snow from the dungeon. Sneaky dies in the escape. Snow is taken by King George. After Snow is forced by George under threat that he will have David killed, she tells David she doesn’t love him she goes to live with the dwarves. (7:15AM)
- Hansel and Gretel retrieve the cursed apple for Regina. (True North)
- Against Grumpy’s warnings, Snow drinks the potion and forgets David and their love. (7:15AM)
- David runs away to find Snow and also hides his mother from King George. (7:15AM; What Happened to Fredrick)
- Abigail rescues David from George’s men and she enlists him to retrieve water from Lake Nostos that will restore her True Love. David defeats the Nymph that guards it and Fredrick is restored. (What Happened to Frederick)
- A changed, darker Snow goes to Rumplestilskin to ask for help to kill the Queen and he gives her the bow that always finds its mark. (Heart of Darkness)
- Learning of Snow’s amnesia and plot to kill the queen, David goes to Rumpelstiltskin for help in finding her and exchanges his cloak for the information. Rumpelstiltskin makes the True Love Potion using David’s hair lifted from his cloak and Snow's hair from her earlier deal. David stops Snow from killing the queen and restores her memory with True Love’s Kiss. He is then captured by King George’s men and taken away. (Heart of Darkness)
June 244:
- Snow and the dwarves go to save David from King George but Regina gets there first. She saves him from execution and takes him to her palace. (Apple as Red as Blood)
- Per Regina’s request for a parlay, Snow and she meet. Regina threatens to kill David if Snow does not willingly take a bite of the cursed apple; Snow does and falls into the cursed sleep. (Apple as Red as Blood)
***(Year 28 in Storybrooke, Regina takes the apple with the help of Jefferson’s magic hat)***
- Regina drops David in the eternal forest after an escape attempt; David makes one more deal with Rumpelstiltskin to escape the forest to find Snow. He puts a golden egg with the True Love potion Rumpelstiltskin gives him into Maleficent. (Land Without Magic)
- David finds Snow and wakes her from her cursed sleep with True Loves kiss. He proposes. (Pilot; Land without Magic)
- Regina threatens Snow and David if they attempt to take back Snow's kingdom, but David inspires Snow to rebel, which she does (after drawing what she thinks is Excaliber). (Lost Girl)
- Being pursued by George’s men, Snow is captured by Lancelot and is cursed to be barren by the king. Aided by Lancelot, Snow escapes and is reunited with David where Ruth is hidden and Ruth is mortally wounded. Giving up her chance to live in exchange for Snow to bear a child with the last of the water from Lake Nostos, Ruth is able to witness the secret (1st) marriage of Snow and David by Lancelot before she dies. (Lady of the Lake)
July 244:
- Regina is captured at some point, and then saved from execution by Snow. She is banished to her castle unable to physically harm Snow or David ever again through a trick enabled by Rumpelstiltskin. Rumpelstiltskin reveals to Regina that she can hurt the couple in a different world, prompting her to pursue the Dark Curse. (The Cricket Game)
- Snow and David are formally married (2nd time) and Regina crashes the wedding to tell Snow she will destroy her happiness. (The Thing You Love the Most)
- *** Snow more than likely becomes pregnant with Emma.***(later that night) Regina takes back the Dark Curse from Maleficent. (The Thing You Love Most)
Aug 244:
- Cinderella and Thomas are duly married (?) and Cinderella becomes pregnant with her first born. (The Price of Gold)
Fall/Winter of 244/ Spring of 245:
September-January 245:
- Cinderella confesses to Thomas about her deal with Rumpelstiltskin. The dwarves finish building the holding cell for Rumpelstiltskin in the mines. (The Price of Gold)
February 245:
- Rumpelstiltskin is “tricked” into being captured by Cinderella (6 months preg.) and Thomas disappears. (The Price of Gold)
March 245:
- Snow and Charming visit Rumpelstiltskin in hope of finding out what Regina is planning and how to save their baby. He tells them of the 28 year curse in exchange for the baby’s name. (Pilot)
- The council convenes to see how Emma and Snow can be saved. The answer is a magic wardrobe. (The Stranger)
- The Blue Fairy shows Geppetto the tree which is to be used and he agrees only if, of the two that can go through, one of them is his son Pinocchio. The Blue Fairy consents and tells Snow that only Emma can go through. (The Stranger)
- Hook finds Belle who is still locked away in Regina’s dungeon. Regina finds him during his attempt to kill Belle and enlists him to go to Wonderland, kill her mother (Cora) and bring her body back. (Queen of Hearts)
- Cora (who is not dead) hears Regina’s heartfelt dialogue on how she had to kill her because love is weakness and her mother's pull on her heart is too strong. She gains knowledge of Regina's future plans and decides to wait out the curse with Hook. (Queen of Hearts)
April 245:
(Snow is now 9 months pregnant; Cinderella is about 8-9 months)
- Regina attempts to enact the dark curse using the heart of her beloved horse and fails. She visits Rumple in his cell and asks for his help. He gives her his advice on the promise that in the new land he will live in comfort and she will do anything he asks as long as he says “Please.” (The Thing You Love Most)
- Snow goes into labor. (Pilot)
- Regina enacts the curse successfully and heads to Snow and David’s castle as Emma is born. (Pilot, The Thing You Love Most)
- Geppetto puts Pinocchio through the wardrobe after specific instructions that the boy will look after the baby princess. (The Stranger)
- Snow and David (who don’t know that Pinocchio has already gone through) put Emma in the wardrobe as Regina storms the castle. (Pilot)
- Cora casts a spell freezing time over a part of FTL with Hook standing next to her. It will remain that way for 28 years, till the curse is broken. (Queen of Hearts)
- David is mortally wounded and the curse takes everyone in FTL (not protected by Cora) away to a place where there are no happy endings except for Regina’s. (Pilot)
NOTE SECTION:
Either due to confusing circumstances, ambiguity, or unrevealed information, there are several events on this timeline that are open to interpretation. Here is a short explanation of those events that we have found most puzzling. PLEASE feel free to add your suggestions!
AGES of CHARACTERS: The ages of the characters are based on the approximate ages of the actors who play them unless a character's age is specified within the show. Rumpelstiltskin/Mr. Gold claims to be 300 years old, and looks to be in his fifties. Some have suggested that as young as 45 will work for Rumpelstiltskin; however, it's my opinion that anything younger than 45 is unrealistic (this puts him at about 31 when Baelfire is born - which we see in the episode Manhattan). Granny, Cora, and Geppetto seem to be in their sixties.
CONFUSING EVENTS:
When does Rumpelstiltskin actually meet Hook and Milah again? One suggestion is that he meets them after he's taken the Seer's powers. This is suggested by the clothing choices: he wears a tunic for most of his early existence as the Dark One, and is wearing it when he meets the Seer again, but is notably in his crocodile skin during The Crocodile. However, a good case can be made for the alternate solution, namely that Rumpelstiltskin encounters Hook and Milah before he finds the Seer again. This is more logical because in The Crocodile, we learn that he is looking for a bean to transport him to the Land Without Magic, which would be odd if he has already received a prophecy telling him that he will find his son with a curse. (Technically the Blue Fairy has already shared this information with him before either of these events, but one can interpret his actions to mean that he isn't convinced that a curse is the only way.) After the Seer's prophecy, however, it would be strange if Rumpelstiltskin were still looking for other options.
When does Regina tell Rumpelstiltskin that Belle is dead? It is possible that this occurs directly after Belle leaves (before Regina captures her), or directly after Regina captures her. Though several fans have assumed the second scenario, I argue for the first option because Regina seems to be fishing for information on Belle and his feelings for her during the last scene of Skin Deep more so than simply gloating - this scene seems to give Regina the motivation to find Belle no matter what now that she knows how valuable Belle is to Rumpelstiltskin; however, this is only an interpretation and all the available information still makes sense even if Regina has already captured Belle by the end of Skin Deep.
When does Rumpelstiltskin find and kill Cinderella's fairy godmother? Some have been of the opinion that Rumpelstiltskin's encounter with Cinderella occurs fairly late in the season - a popular reason for this is that if the events of The Shepherd and The Price of Gold take place before those of Lacey and Skin Deep, Rumpelstiltskin's sudden drinking habit makes psychological sense and mirrors Belle's; however, the events of Lacey have quashed that theory. Robin Hood uses the godmother's wand to cure Marian, so Cinderella's story has to take place much earlier than hitherto guessed. This complicates several story lines, including attempting to figure out when Cinderella gets married. (This is based on the assumption that once Robin takes the wand, Rumpelstiltskin does not get it back; what makes this question more difficult to answer is the problem of whether or not Rumpelstiltskin has the power to summon back the wand as easily as he conjured up the bow.)
Does Maleficent remember that she has the True Love potion inside of her? According to the (seemingly) logical series of events, Charming deposits the True Love potion inside Maleficent several months (or nearly half a year) before the Dark Curse is enacted. Does she realize that it's still there?
When does Maleficent put Aurora/Sleeping Beauty to sleep and are there two Sleeping Beauties? There is some confusion over the sequence of events concerning the Sleeping Beauty plot and this has led to speculation that there are two sleeping beauties: Aurora and her mother.
When do Snow and Charming take back the Kingdom? There's still no definite answer for this, but we have a little more to work with now.
When does James trick Anton? When does James die? These probably can't be pinned down for sure without more information. The current listing is a best guess.
The Problem with Wendy - The problem with Wendy concerns the time shift necessary to make sense of the events related in Think Lovely Thoughts. In order to be the right age, Baelfire/Neal has to stay in Neverland for at least ten years after the Curse hits and Storybrooke is created. But if he stays for that long, there is no clear explanation for Wendy's presence in Neverland. She would have had to have come there directly after Baelfire left (at least within the year), but they would have been in Neverland for close to a hundred years together. Why would he not know she was there?
Robin Hood's Child - In Quite a Common Fairy we learn that Robin's child (presumably the same one we saw in Lacey) is four years old. Marion/Marian was pregnant with this child when Belle decided to trust Rumpelstiltskin. Since we know that time froze in the Enchanted Forest until Emma broke the curse, we can assume that four years must have passed before the Curse, but the intersection of Snow/Charming's timeline with Rumpelstiltskin's suggests that only a year to two years could have elapsed. Is there any way to account for this?
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