Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-4975807-20130207015249/@comment-6175354-20130207204646

Anubis16 wrote: This is just a theory. Maybe this thief is the father of Rapunzel and what he steals from Rumplestiltskin is a magic flower to heal his wife, so Rumplestiltskin takes the baby and locks her in a tower for some reason and maybe this Keith guy is Flynn maybe, but it's just a guess. I know they said we won't see Aladdin or Little Mermaid this season, but have they said we won't see Rapunzel? The creators never said, they were planning to do Rapunzel this season, only that they were interested in adaption the story in the future. If either of these two characters is Flynn Rider, it would be the Thief.... but, I doubt it.

Most likely, The Little Mermaid was postposed due to budget.... the special effects required, are very expensive. Aladdin was, likely, postponed due to Disney adapting the film into a Broadway musical.... and Giancarlo Esposito's schedule.