Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20131105202753/@comment-24134445-20131106193513

My money's on Tink or Ruby. I can see the tragedy of Tink getting her powers back only to die, which would serve as a catalyst to action (against the big bad who kills her) for the back half of the season. Ruby is plausible for the whole actress doing another show. I know it's the obvious choice, but no where in that spoiler does it say it isn't the obvious choice.

I think the key here is the spoiler using 'beloved' over 'main', The main characters, or season regulars, are Emma, Regina, Rump, Snow, Charming, Hook, Neal and Henry. Tinkerbell (as a character beyond this show) is beloved. Ruby (as a character on this show) is the same. Maybe Granny too. I don't really see Archie or Blue as beloved, personally. Liked, sure. But then again, Archie will be getting some screen time coming up in flashbacks, so who's to say that isn't foreshadowing.