Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25733960-20170312061043/@comment-26443838-20170317152755

Hmcooper4 wrote: I like the idea that it could be Ozma. We seem to be getting some solid Oz tie in towards the end of the season, including introductions to the Tin Man and the Lion. It's possible that the new characters are Oz related. Ozma and ????. any other male protagonists from the Oz series, I am not well versed on the stories beyond the first. the actual revelation of who the 2 characters are would not be done until the second half.

This also may offer a great way to boost Zelena's presence.

As for the Rumors, it would be really tragic, and very much anti-hope, if they were to actually kill Emma right after she gets married. So, I'd bet on her surviving the battle. Same with Colin, for the same reasons. That leaves Regina or Rumple, and solid money would indicate that if anyone goes, Rumple is the most likely candidate. And I could see him dying at the hand of Gideon, with Gideon becoming the next Dark One. (would probably happen towards the end, since the new Dark One would need time to appear at the vault and then get back)

But the wedding between Emma and Killian also raises the possibility that we either have BOTH Emma and Killian, or both will fade into the background. once they are wed, I can't see having one without the other, just like we have with Snow and David. I could see them retiring all 4 characters to live 'happily ever after' in Storybrooke, only reappearing as guest stars.

So, assuming the Rumple dies, and the Charming clan retire to the background, that would leave Zelena, Regina, Belle, Gideon, maybe Henry, the 2 new characters, and possibly Jasmine and Aladdin, to stick around for the reboot. And if the reboot is seriously Oz based, then Zelena's role will increase, and Regina will likely be a little less. Excuse me, but apparently since season 1, Emma can go on without him. Also since after a wedding of RumpBelle, something tragic happened after that. We saw that as well on Robin and Regina after they were together again and what happened later when Robin said she is his future? He died. The writers can do go that far. Also since we already saw what Hook did to David's father (which was based off of Hamlet's story), there is always the killer being killed off. And even though there talks of a wedding without proof (even though it might only be for a flashback for Snowing getting ready for it), they might have re-filmed scenes for ep 20 similarly the way they did it in ep 11 of season 5 when saying goodbye to Merida and Camelot folks (which never came to pass).