Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25375217-20170529212214

Let's face it: Fiona's defeat was terrible. All of this build-up over "toughest villain ever" and she wasn't even killed by the weapon or person prophesied to kill her. Why in the world was there so much back-and-forth over killing her when she could be killed by her own wand, which the heroes have used before? Yeesh. Given recent writing issues, I'm inclined to believe this is yet another one. But what if it isn't?

Zelena's death was much more reasonable, although the smoke cloud and the time travel spell did raise some questions. At least she was supposed to be completely powerless and vulnerable when she was killed, so it would have made sense. And yet, they still brought her back.

But how exactly would they do this? They had the excuse of Zelena's pendant keeping her alive. The Black Fairy has nothing of the sort. Except... she does.

Let's go back a little further than Zelena. What other villain was killed and then revived? All the way back in Season 1, we were introduced to the dragon-witch, Maleficent. In Seasons 2 and 4, we discovered a special kind of spell existed that would keep her alive no matter what form she was in: a preservation spell. And how exactly did this preservation spell get cast on Maleficent?

The Dark Curse.

Yeah, that Dark Curse. The one created by... hmmm, who was it again? Oh, that's right. Fiona. Who happened to have just recently cast the Dark Curse when she was killed. Isn't that just fascinating?

I'm not going to hold my breath, but if this does happen... I call bragging rights for predicting it :P 