Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4821842-20140316192447/@comment-24674051-20140410164832

Prince of Hearts wrote:

FrancisPaul wrote:

Anubis16 wrote: Then why did Regina have to kill Cora to prevent her from coming, why didn't she just leave her in Wonderland where the curse wouldn't affect her Because she was afraid Cora somehow left Wonderland and managed to come to SB. He says it to Hook "There's someone I don't want to FOLLOW me.". She wanted to be sure that Cora would not find a way to open a portal during those 28 years. That's the interpretation I got as well. It wasn't that the curse would take her, but that Cora would find a way to come to Storybrooke and interfere, which is exactly what happened. But only after the curse was broken. Until then, Cora and Hook (and Aurora and Philip and anyone else lucky enough to be covered) remained frozed beneath the shield. Once the curse broke, then they were free to move about the cabin. :)

But you're right about the fact that Regina feared someone coming in AFTER the curse.