I feel like they are bringing him back because they realize they screwed up killing him off & that people liked him and were upset he was gone. They made his death so final that they had to get creative. I'm intrigued, but was thinking the same thing about his kid.

Roland is in the Enchanted Forest, so he may never meet him. They did bring him back because people were upset with how Robin was killed, not that Robin was killed. People were upset that Robin was killed and then Hook got to be brought back deus ex machina for no reason then they wanted him to live. Hook lived was what people didn't like. The problem is how they killed Robin, not that they did it, in my opinion.

It isn't going to last though. Just a few episodes and Robin will be gone again.

Definitely a possibility.

@Master_YODA said:

So they brought an alternate version Robin back and the strange relationship carussel in Once goes on and on ;) Is Regina somehow getting her Happy End now and how will Robin`s son react to the alternate version of him. I´m really not sure how I feel about this. (reminds me of Doctor Who, where Rose gets the alternate "hand" grown doctor to be happy)

I love it that they braught him back but he is not going to last the writers said he is only gping to be in like 5 episodes 2 is already done next week is the 3d then theres 2 left so this Robin is not going to be Regina's happy ending this Robn is only here to bring closure to Regina

I actually feel bad for people who like Robin. They think Robin is back and it isn't going to last. It is like the writers reopened the wound just to hurt them all over again.

I agree, decarus. I liked him, but I think it's weird that he's back (even though it's clearly temporarily). It just doesn't make a lot of sense. I'm glad (if) Regina gets her closure, but why open that up again?

I always had a feeling they would bring him back in some capacity, but I'm not keen on this alternate reality version. I was never a big Robin fan to begin with, so I am fairly indifferent to this storyline. I don't think Regina will be getting her happy ending with this Robin.

It isn't going to be real closure either because it isn't really Robin. The writers of this show always do weird stuff like this and it is just like why. They killed him like they did. People were upset. This isn't going to fix it, so move on.

These writers are so immature!!!!!!! He's Dead! (just kidding) No he actually is dead now. Seriously childish. This writing is NOT thrilling, or suspenseful. It's CHEAP, poorly planned, lost direction but always searching to outdo fandom or fan demands.

Now, i am almost questioning whether or not that is the wish world Robin. I am almost wondering if it is some other character who made themselves to look like Robin in the hopes that it would get them to Storybrooke. The evidence against this being that the wish Robin still tried to kill the Sheriff of Nottingham and why would Jafar or the Black Fairy do that?

@decarus said:

Now, i am almost questioning whether or not that is the wish world Robin. I am almost wondering if it is some other character who made themselves to look like Robin in the hopes that it would get them to Storybrooke. The evidence against this being that the wish Robin still tried to kill the Sheriff of Nottingham and why would Jafar or the Black Fairy do that?

I think it's Wish!Robin, but that's a really good idea. I'm still hoping they use Jafar more than they have so far. It would be really lame if they don't.

I know. It seems so weird that they opened the season with Jafar threatening Aladdin and that oracle girl and the bird and really nothing has come of that. I keep thinking that something has to come of that, right? Otherwise, why cold open the season with it? I guess it was savior stuff, but still seems weird.

@decarus said:

I know. It seems so weird that they opened the season with Jafar threatening Aladdin and that oracle girl and the bird and really nothing has come of that. I keep thinking that something has to come of that, right? Otherwise, why cold open the season with it? I guess it was savior stuff, but still seems weird.

It wouldn't be the first time they introduced something interesting and then dropped it without another word, so anything is possible, I guess. lol.

Yeah, with these writers anything is possible.