Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-6175354-20171210043839/@comment-27060727-20171212030933

My top candidate right now is Alice, and I think it could be an "hidden in plain sight" kind of thing.

- When Rumple stepped out of the portal that was supposed to lead him to the Guardian, he immediately ran into Alice. The writers could be counting on Rumple and the viewers overthinking it. I mean, they pointed a giant red arrow at Alice being Hook's daughter and I was over here like, "Wouldn't that be too obvious.....?" - no, no it wasn't.

- It was just revealed that both Rumple and Gothel are seeking the Guardian. Alice is particularly connected to the both of them - to Rumple positively, and to Gothel likely antagonistically. She could be the one to help Rumple and at the same time be Gothel's demise.

(Now that I think about it, Hook/Rogers is also connected to both Rumple and Gothel and could possibly qualify as another "hidden in plain sight" option, but I do think it's more likely to be one of the new characters.....and he like, half-counts lol.)