Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24674051-20140422161814

I've been thinking, and with the popular theory being that Zelena is going to remove Eva from the equation if/when she goes back in time, I thought through the possibilities, and her plan will not work.

Mainly, it's due to the timeline. Cora is already 2 months pregnant with Zelena when she meets Leo, so at most there would be 7 months time for her to be pregnant. I get the feeling that Leo is not THAT gullible, and is going to figure out that Cora was pregnant with someone else's baby, even without Eva blowing the whistle, and then have her thrown out. So while removing Eva would trim the family tree severely (no SW, Em, or Henry), it does not resolve Zelena's problem, and in fact it would probably make it worse. At the very least, Cora probably abandons Z anyway, but may or may not have a shot at Henry later, which could remove Regina as well. So what you end up with is just a mess (something that I think Rumple sees).

The better shot of using the Time travel would be to take out Jonathan After Cora is Pregnant. Timing would be crucial. Too soon, and Cora does not meet Leo. Too late, and Eva finds out. It would have to be between when Cora meets Leo and when Jonathan tries to blackmail Cora.

And even then, you have the 7 month problem. Not to mention any other ripple effects that would occur from removing Jonathan.

It will be an interesting story, but it is doomed to failure from the beginning. 