Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-11464223-20140207061100/@comment-6175354-20140216011106

Prince of Rascia wrote: They said their version would be based on the original book but that doesn't mean they will blindly follow the book. They created their own version where Glinda is blonde and who knows what else (she may also be a fairy instead of witch/sorceress). Thank you.... this is going to be the OUaT version of the Wizard of Oz.

It is obvious that the writers are not going to literally adapt the novel, they are using it for inspiration. This is no different than any other story, that was featured on the show. Besides, in what other version; are the Evil Queen and the Wicked Witch of the East, the same person?