Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5279400-20171221060603/@comment-25536775-20171228115254

Once has a very predictable character layout and its major players are always repeating themselves. There's at least one villain who's considered less evil or more of a threat than another. OUaT currently has three villain players. Since Anwar hasn't filmed since they wrapped up 7x14 as far as I know, she's probably going to be killed off (They can't work two redemption arcs simultaneously and Victoria was an unrelatable character for the target audience anyway). Gothel isn't written like a redeemable villain, so she's probably not going to get one.

If they were to give her one they most likely would've made Emma Booth a regular. It's true that Adelaide isn't a regular but her screentime clearly matches (and goes over) the screentime of some actual regulars like Mekia.

My guess? Ivy gets a mini redemption arc (relatable to the target audience, conventionally attractive, entertaining to watch), Victoria gets killed off before the finale (Probably either as a noble sacrifice that shows some inkling of redemption arc or she's killed to show how evil the Coven or Gothel herself is), Gothel is the main villain.