Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-27060727-20161201052050/@comment-25926288-20170110171603

Well, it is a retcon, but as I always say, retcon isn't a bad thing. A retcon simply puts new information that alters the way that you view things (or in other worlds, makes thing work for the plot). For example, Cora meeting Tinkerbell (in Mother) was new info that showed us the Tink didn't go straight to Neverland and made the plot work. But it can be used poorly, like in Swan Song's flashback which destroyed and suspension of disbelief by inserting an entire flashback and outfit change inbetween one continuous scene (so it wasn't even divided by commercial break).

So, this could be Wish Realm Tink, but I doubt it. I think it's very possible that Tink ran into Regina, given that she knew what Regina became. It's not like Tink just crossed worlds to Neverland given that she ran into Cora at least a few years before the curse.