Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25433726-20170502152449/@comment-25375217-20170504183325

KnocknickKnock wrote: DatNuttyKid wrote: KnocknickKnock wrote: I doubt we see Cora this Season. However I disagree with the comments saying her backstory was wrapped up. We have 18+ Years of Cora backstory that we don't have. We see 1 flashback of her as the millers daughter and then learning magic from Rumple. This was before Regina was born. Also at this time we see Cora rip her heart out and change the deal with Rumple and thus part ways. However somehow she became one of the most powerful sorceresses in the enchanted forest within those 18 years, Even Rumple had some fear for her power. Then we get 1 flashback of inbetween when Regina hurts herself.

The there was about 12 years when she was trapped in wonderland. We got some info on that but not alot. Of course there will always be more we could see, but there's a difference between could and need to. Cora is not a main character - her relevance in the plot is only relevant to her relationship with Regina, Zelena, and Rumple, and as far as we're aware we've seen all of that. Any additions to their relationship would seem unnecessary ("Sisters" was pretty close to unnecessary as it is).

If Alice and/or Ana ever became relevant again, there are some holes that could be filled in their relationship (most likely to set up a relationship between them and one of the aforementioned characters related to Cora). However, I don't see that happening. That backstory is important because it relates to Rumple and Regina. How Cora raised Regina is important because it played a huge part in who Regina became. Regina didn't just become the Evil Queen because of Daniels death, that was just the breaking point. Also we know Cora and Rumple have fought before and the battle was close. Finding more out about Cora would give us more insight to Regina and Zeleena.

Also Sisters was done to give some closure on Regina and Zleeena's relationship. I understand why Sisters was done, hence "pretty close to" unnecessary and not flat-out unnecessary. It would have been just as easy to give Regina and Zelena a modern-day reason to like each other; instead, they chose a flashback that involved Cora. There's no problem with that, but it wasn't mandatory.

The problem with seeing how Regina became the Evil Queen is that she isn't the Evil Queen anymore. We don't need to know how or why she became something she isn't. It would be one thing if they did more Snowing vs. the EQ backstories, but those are pretty overdone and the soft reboot probably won't include them in Season 7. Additionally, a lot of that explanation was (presumably, I haven't read it) included in Regina Rising.

I forgot about the fight between Cora and Rumple that was alluded to. That's probably the closest thing to a flashback we "need" to see, but since most people seem to believe Robert Carlyle is not returning for Season 7 either, it will probably become irrelevant, too. I'd love to see it in a book or graphic novel, though.