Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-31564770-20170515163509/@comment-31937823-20170517030959

Emma should be kidnapped and as a guest star she can premiere in a few episodes, such as the premiere, the finale, and a few episodes in between as flashbacks.

It should be about attempting to get her. Charming and Snow can die in the first episode. I know this is dark, but they can be destroyed by the darkness and it can add a new complex layer over the story.

Jared Gilmore is unneeded, obviously, but he can premiere in a flashback or two.

Zelena could be absent from one or two ways: one ) without her magic she ages up and perished or two ) she decides to start a new life traveling the world.

Zelena can travel the world with Belle during the season, but they cannot reeneter Storybrooke until the new evil is destroyed cause the town line does not allow anyone to pass.

Dr. Faciliar would be a good villain. I posted this is another thread:

If they do Dr. Faciliar, they can introduce Tiana as Lucy's mother as the mother has been confirmed to be a fairy tale character. He can control the "darkness" as a whole and can use it to manipulate people. Yes, I realize the actress is Latina, but this could work.

They can have fun scenes between him and Rumple negotiating with each other as both of them love to do. This "darkness" can destroy anything, and it has the same power as the dark one, the same kind of magic.

Other villains can be introduced along the line, such as Season 6 has done. They can elaborate on their mythology of Darkness and Light.