Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-2153169-20180110171410/@comment-25375217-20180113165818

RumpleRegina wrote: Gretel is the blonde woman in the video of Emma Booth ? The girl who has filmed with Adelaide for episode 15 ? And Hansel will be... Dr Facilier ? (Friend ? Love ?) The blonde woman could be Gretel, but since she hasn't been on set for this episode, it's harder to say.

I highly doubt Facilier is Hansel. Besides the aforementioned cultural gap between the two characters, there's also plenty to go on for a Facilier backstory thanks to the extensive lore of Haitian Vodou that wouldn't require them to pull the same trick they literally just did with Rapunzel/Tremaine. Gothel is a little different since her story A) has the same cultural roots as Hansel & Gretel and B) doesn't provide a satisfying backstory for her (Tangled gets closer, but it could still stand to be more interesting.) But honestly, I kind of doubt Gothel is Gretel, either. I'd just be more okay with that happening over Facilier as Hansel.