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The thing I like most about this, is unlike the last few seasons, we don't really know anything. We knew characters and such we would see going into Frozen, Neverland, Oz, etc. Emma isn't actually a fairytale character, so there's no destined story that we already know about. It's all just a little bit more surprising.
Anyways, I still stand by my prediction that Henry helped bring them back. Here's my theory..
Merlin won't be freed from the tree, because right now, there is no savior. The only way to get him out is if Emma either rids herself of the darkness, or turns Regina into the savior. She erased their memories because it's bigger motivation to achieve this. So she has 2 plans, either Regina becomes the savior and is able to free Merlin, or Emma has to use Excalibur. I believe there's a way to destroy Excalibur once it is whole, and once it's destroyed, the dagger is too. Meaning Emma will no longer be the Dark One. However, this is where Merlin comes in. Once it's destroyed, the darkness still needs to be contained by Merlin.
Now, why do I think Henry had a part in this? Because Emma can't actually cast the dark curse without crushing the heart of the thing she loves most, aka Henry. So instead, Henry managed to get a new pen, and wrote them all back to Storybrooke disguised as a curse. He took their memories, including his, because the only way to free Emma is to get Regina to fight to be the savior. She wasn't going to become the savior by simply just being told. As we saw in this episode, she doesn't really believe she can be a savior, she needs proof. What better way than to use this all as a test for Regina?
A dark one always has secret motives and plans in everything. Emma is clearly still in there, but she's letting this darkness take hold.
I kind of hope she stays dark though. She's way more interesting. Lol
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