Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25433726-20170502152449/@comment-25375217-20170504021859

KnocknickKnock wrote: I doubt we see Cora this Season. However I disagree with the comments saying her backstory was wrapped up. We have 18+ Years of Cora backstory that we don't have. We see 1 flashback of her as the millers daughter and then learning magic from Rumple. This was before Regina was born. Also at this time we see Cora rip her heart out and change the deal with Rumple and thus part ways. However somehow she became one of the most powerful sorceresses in the enchanted forest within those 18 years, Even Rumple had some fear for her power. Then we get 1 flashback of inbetween when Regina hurts herself.

The there was about 12 years when she was trapped in wonderland. We got some info on that but not alot. Of course there will always be more we could see, but there's a difference between could and need to. Cora is not a main character - her relevance in the plot is only relevant to her relationship with Regina, Zelena, and Rumple, and as far as we're aware we've seen all of that. Any additions to their relationship would seem unnecessary ("Sisters" was pretty close to unnecessary as it is).

If Alice and/or Ana ever became relevant again, there are some holes that could be filled in their relationship (most likely to set up a relationship between them and one of the aforementioned characters related to Cora). However, I don't see that happening.