Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-2153169-20180206195120/@comment-25375217-20180216234846

Hi I'm late to the party and just now getting caught up on all of the news lol

So Gothel the Wood Nymph... That makes a remarkable amount of sense. And this indicates that Alice's vines in 701 really were magic. Wood Nymphs have power over plants. It all lines up.

I agree that she is likely the daughter, not the leader. Although it would be an interesting twist if she were the leader. We already have Ursula for the "father won't let me do what I want, so I'm going to be evil" plotline, but having Gothel be the controlling mother instead... We could see Gothel eventually relent and let her daughter leave, only for her daughter to be killed. That would be interesting. But I doubt it's what will happen.

Either way, I'm excited for this. Once Upon a Time satisfies on sympathetic villain backstories more times than not.