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Didn't the actor decide not to come back? I think that's really what it rests on. Potentially, they could have Hades be lying. It would be that easy to bring him back within the story, they just have to get the actor back, and they'll want to themselves. They only had Hook die to test Emma and grow her as a character, so it's fathomable that they would do the same for Regina, only to bring him back in a simular manner.