Trivia / Once Upon a Time S5 E7 "Nimue"

• What Could Have Been: In a deleted scene, it's revealed that there had been a crossroads when Nimue and Merlin were on their way to the Flame of Prometheus to melt down the Grail. Both roads would have taken "about the same time", but the slightly shorter one would go through the ruins of Nimue's village. She declares she wants to go there, needs to in fact, so she can see how life has grown to reclaim it and bring about a new beginning. Instead they find the place abandoned, burned and barren of life, with all the bodies unburied. In the episode as aired the way to the Flame seemed to just simply lead through the village, implying a You Can't Fight Fate moment, but by including the crossroads and Nimue's choice, it's strongly implied that if she hadn't seen the destruction and desecration, she might never been motivated by revenge into drinking from the Grail and becoming the Dark One. The scene is even called "Fork in the Past."

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