Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-34924658-20171107020655/@comment-6302057-20171209153616

TheRose123 wrote: Considering the context of the interview and the fact that she doesn’t mention Drizella/Ivy by name makes it seem that Drizella could be a red herring.

DSP88 wrote: I think it might be Gothel. [...] Gothel is clearly playing with both Rapunzel and Drizella.

A potential second, delicious red-herring. Both a great way to misdirect the viewer's expectations and distinguish from the original seasons, with the potential true caster of the curse (Gothel) not placing themselves in a position of power, playing everyone else in the meantime.

If Driz didn't cast the curse, I think her and Tremaine are not fully awake and have had their memories altered to hide the identity of the true caster. At the same time, the curse was cast by someone and Driz added the extra "something very bad happens to the people [Regina] loves" (like how Zelena and Emma both added memory wipes to other people's curses).