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These are just rumors but I heard Zelena was supposed to cast the spell using Phillip Jr.

Disney was not happy about the confusion of Aurora being a lesbian (which came after Phillip/Aurora true love kiss and the "you can have more than 1 true love" thing). Aurora/Prince Phillip was Walt Disney's favorite couple and Aurora is one of the most iconic Disney Princesses and OUaT kinda messed that up.

So, they introduced Aurora's pregnancy in early season 3 to use it in the Wicked Witch storyline, making clear that Phillip/Aurora's baby was the product of true love. The season 3 finale was supposed to re-introduce Maleficent which would be the 4A big bad.

But.... Ginnifer Goodwin during 3A and they changed the storyline and then they brought Frozen for 4A and it all changed. That's why Aurora/Phillip just  randomly went to nowhere