Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20170901012801/@comment-30376127-20170908211121

DatNuttyKid wrote: JennaMae wrote: They've cast a new actress for the new Rapunzel.

http://tvline.com/2017/09/08/once-upon-a-time-season-7-rapunzel-meegan-warner/ Shame. The Witch is definitely Gothel, though I think she might be Rumple-like in that she will play a bunch of roles (Rumple was Rumpelstiltskin, the Fairy Godmother, the Beast, the Crocodile, etc., The Witch could be Mother Gothel, the Queen of Hearts, Dr. Facilier, etc.)

It is interesting that her announcement is so EF-centric. Does that mean we're leaving Hyperion Heights before she debuts? Is there a concurrent EF storyline? Is she flashback-exclusive? Or are they just leaving out her Hyperion Heights counterpart? Maybe it'll be like the Aurora/Philip and Malecifent situation. Aurora/Philip stayed behind in the EF, while Maleficent was taken by the curse. The same thing could have happened here.