Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-2153169-20180206195120/@comment-34657163-20180319001320

I know that Gothel's nymph backstory as a mother or daughter is supposed to be very sad, but I hope they don't pull a two episode redemption with her. She's done far too much to Nook for her to be redeemed that fast (if "Eloise Gardener"'s flashback wasn't the way it happened that'd be a different story). I have tragically high expectations for this though; Emma is a fantastic actress.

We'll probably learn why she enjoys being a mother to practically everyone (or at least pretending to be)...except to her own daughter.

Going off what was said above, she probably does use Maui's hook to free her fellow witches. Not sure if those prisons include between life and death.