Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20170217023403/@comment-5899967-20170220113455

I could see some characters being moved away from the storyline without being killed off, like Belle, who could see the world, and Zelena who could get back to Oz and rule there, but Emma, Rumple, Regina, Hook and Snow and Charming either return or are killed off, you just can't explain their absence unless they are dead, other excuses would feel forced. I still think most of them will return for season 7, but there will be some death, otherwise I can't see Henry becoming a sad person.