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NickyHelp wrote: The Chipped Cup wrote: I have the strangest feeling that Lily will end up dying somewhere during Season 5. Since Lily has absorbed Emma's darkness before, they might claim that now that there is a special bond between them, she may sacrifice herself to absorb the Darkness and then destroy herself along with it.

Of course, if that did happen, that would probably make the quest to find Lily's father a bit...meaningless, perhaps? I would definitely feel bad for Mal if Lily died, but I just get the feeling that Lily will die in Season 5.

On the topic of characters who may die, I (as much as I would hate it) think that it is possible that Mulan would return for maybe a few episodes before being killed off. They may bring her back to appease us who desperately want to know what's happened to her, but then they will probably have her sacrifice herself to save Aurora or something, because I think that is as deep as the writers would go with Sleeping-Warrior. It may probably be Regina (by paying her dept to Emma) Or Hook (by not wanting her to suffer similarly the way he did, and will save at any cost. Even if it's his life). Maybe, but then again Regina and Hook are two of the main attractions on the show. I don't think they'd risk losing viewers by killing off the Queen of Sass and Captain Fanservice.

One character that I hope stays on for a long time is Zelena. I desperately hoped she would be back since her "demise" in Season 3, which made me yell at the television screen, and I feel that she could go down the same road as Regina. I think she could redeem herself, possibly through being a mother. Whether she does turn good or stays wicked, I don't mind, she's awesome.