Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20170901012801/@comment-33796832-20171128072451

CoolDudeAl wrote: JennaMae wrote: I could be sold on this. The last name in particular could be the biggest red flag that she's at least involved with that fairytale even if she isn't exactly the "Rapunzel."

The other character that I've thought is likely related to Tangled is the "Witch" played by Emma Booth. And now that you've brought up these points, interestingly, I've noticed that Emma and Gabrielle have been interacting with one another on social media, which usually indicates that they've met and likely filmed together.... No one else even follows Emma yet. They may very well be OUAT's age-flipped (among other stark differences, I'm sure) Rapunzel and Gothel.

I thought the mystery witch could be Gothel as well. Now that we know they probably filmed together, this seems even more likely. As for Gothel being younger than Rapunzel, I have an answer for that as well. In Tangled, Gothel is obsessed with looking youthful. It's the whole reason she gets upset about losing the flower. What if in Once, Gothel is able to figure out a way to cut Rapunzel's hair but keep its power. Gothel stays young, and Rapunzel turns bitter. Boom, Lady Tremaine. It could be just me, but the “Gothel eternal youth” is probably the insane braids on her hair. Not dreads, but braids. My guess is that she keeps Rapunzel’s cut off hair and somehow it still works. We just haven’t heard her singing to it yet...