Did anyone else see the parallels between the compass in "Tallahassee" and the magic kacang in "...And Straight On 'Til Morning"?

Both the kacang and the compass are necessary tools to travel between the worlds and are a symbol of hope. Both items take a lot of hassle to procure - climbing the beanstalk and fighting the giant for the compass and growing and fighting Tamara and Greg for the bean.

In "Tallahassee" Emma has the compass and refuses to let Hook hold it before deciding to not to risk trusting him and chaining him up. She couldn't risk trusting him because she had to get back to Henry....

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, anda find someone who can completely turn your world around. anda tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything anda say and actually want to hear more.

You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you.

When something wonderful happens, anda can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with anda when anda are hurting atau laugh with anda when anda make...