Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26392556-20150321102507/@comment-908565-20150327122538

If that confrontation's not a hint that the sea witch Ursula is out there and can later appear on the show (unbeknownst to Regina because she only knew of the original goddess at the point, who was gone), then the statue incident and the later appearance of sea witch Ursula become two disconnected narrative threads. It makes much more sense for it to be setup.