Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-2153169-20180101145807/@comment-28162607-20180101221842

I doubt they are giving one to Gothel. From what I can tell, they seem to be setting up Gothel and the Coven as the Big Bads.

Maybe (and tis is pure speculation) Drizzy will go out in a blaze of glory trying to stop Gothel, sort of like Neal did in 3b, and then Gothel will go on her Evil Rampage.