Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-5679696-20150427225803/@comment-1916997-20150510021605

Saintfighteraqua wrote: She could be Mombi from Oz. In Return to Oz, Mombi's Kansas counterpart worked as a severe nurse in the asylum where Dorothy was taken.

The rose Regina gives her could also be a nod to the first Oz book where Mombi appears, since in that book she disguises herself as a rose that is plucked by the Tin Woodman and later noticed by Glinda. Mombi was also Ozma's keeper in both the books and Return to Oz, so she would possibly make a good woman to watch the desk at Regina's nut-hou...I mean, asylum. Good job, that also works very well. Now we just need her to steal Zelena's baby and turn her into a boy (the baby, not Zelena) and we are good to go. It would also be funny if someone stole Zelena's baby, since she stole Mary Margaret's. Once again, the fans have a better plot than we will likely get on the show. *sigh*