Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6274680-20171004184717/@comment-25375217-20171015160844

Based on 702, this new character could also be a love interest for Hook. I know people are theorizing he'll end up with Tiana or his daughter's mother is Tremaine, but it's possible we won't meet her until 709/710 and it's neither of the above. (They could also be going for a Swanfire/Captain Swan-esque love triangle with Captain Frog and the new character.)

If it's Anastasia, that would imply 709 is the midseason finale. But I still think Ana is dead.

Possibilities for relations: It seems to me that Anastasia, Hook's daughter, or the latter's mother make the most sense. Going by those three, that means options for romance are:
 * 1) Mills/Charming family: Could be a grown-up Robin or Captain Swan's child.
 * 2) Tremaine family: Anastasia
 * 3) Other: Hook's daughter; Hook's mother; Hook's daughter's mother; something related to Alice, Drizella, the Witch, or Rapunzel

The first two seem the most likely. Unfortunately, Rapunzel (probably Hook's daughter) debuts in 707, which is almost certainly not the midseason finale. Ana is still in 709, which is not likely to be the midseason finale either, and I still think she's dead. So that basically leaves Hook's daughter's mother as a love interest for Hook, or one of the random relationships (Alice's mother x Drizella is my new OTP.)
 * 1) LGBT relationship: Alice or Drizella are likely to be our gay characters, or Regina has always been pretty bisexual thanks to Lana. Hook's daughter or Anastasia could fill that.
 * 2) Returning characters: Not sure what happened to RumBelle, but Hook can now safely be given a love interest. Anastasia or Hook's daughter's mother could fill that.
 * 3) Love triangle: Could always try to split up Henry/Cindy with a Kathryn. Hook's daughter or Anastasia could fill that.