Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-2153169-20170909025746/@comment-25375217-20170922183036

Matheus1234zx wrote: So, here's my theory: the Witch is Gothel, who is the EF 2 version of the Dark One, who is weak for some reason that IDK and needs the power of Rapunzel. Rapunzel was taken from EF 2, her origin realm, to EF 1 by the Witch. There, Rapunzel met Killian Jones, a charming pirate who seeks revenge against the Dark One. They fell in love and decided to get revenge against their enemies (Rumple and the Witch). However, after discovering that the Witch is in EF 2, she steals Hook's magic bean and goes after her but, she was pregnant of Killian and didn't knew about it. She never find the Witch and marries a man who happens to be Cinderella's father. She gives birth of two girls, named Alice and Drizella. She later goes after her origins and discover that her father made a deal with Gothel: the man gave Gothel Rapunzel, while Gothel gave the man gold. She becomes bitter after that and kills her husband. She becomes a evil stepsister to Cinderella. After that, the kids grow up and Gothel returns. Gothel and Drizella fell in love by each other and start a relationship, which angers Lady Tremaine, who tries to send Gothel to Wonderland. However, Alice is accidentaly sended in her place. Blinded by anger, Drizella decides to cast a curse and, to do that, she sacrifices the thing she most love: Gothel. This is... quite the journey.

I doubt that there will be another version of the Dark One. The Dark One has a very specific origin and is unique to Once, so it wouldn't make much sense to have different versions like Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, and Rapunzel. I'm sure we'll have a similar role, though, as a great, unstoppable evil.

I also don't think Hook and Rapunzel will fall in love. This would be before Hook met Emma and the way his storyline with Emma went was that he hadn't loved anyone since Milah. It changes his entire backstory too much. But perhaps Rapunzel could fall in love with him unrequited and they could still have a partnership.

I'm not completely sold on Alice being the other stepsister, either, though it would be interesting. I'm also not sure how I feel about Drizella/Gothel being the LGBT relationship.

Not a bad theory, but it's a little too specific for me to think it will happen. I could see some parts coming true, though, like the Witch being Gothel, Tremaine being Rapunzel, and even Alice and Drizzle being sisters. We'll have to wait and see.