Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-12459636-20140523233559/@comment-24674051-20140527204446

Well, the Wizard even said it himself. He is not a magician. (This matches canonically with other Oz stories). He IS able to utilize many different forms of magic items, plus has a little ingenuity of his own to help enhance his image. He definitly makes it LOOK like he is a magician. He is not an evil person, but he also is not what he claims to be, so Glinda's assessment of him is accurate.

The main problem is that Walsh/the Wizard uses the magic items he has in a haphazard manner, forgetting the mantra the Rumple taught us... "All magic comes with a price." Ultimately, his price was becoming the pet monkey for one of his clients.

As for Glinda, I do think there might be more to her story as well, and it could be interesting to explore that at some point.

I do wonder if Walsh was one of the 'poofed' monkeys, or if (like Aurora) he managed to survive and was restored. That might prove to be a slight downer for the CS relationship.