Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-413929-20151029063935/@comment-1916997-20160213001600

Eskaver wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: Finally the press release has come out! I'm getting excited. The only thing I'm slightly bummed about is there are not more returning characters in this episode. At least we know some will show up in later episodes this season. Also, I'm sure their is a reason for the flashback, I don't think we've ever had a flashback that didn't have some purpose (although admittidly sometimes the purpose is not something super significant), so I'm sure there is a reason they are showing this flashback in this episode. Probably should have had the press release writer write it more vaguely instead of "Regina's B-day! Yay!"

Why so bummed? We knew all the characters that were going to appear. Each major dead villain (minus Ingird).....and some random others and that's it. Who else could they have that's dead? It's not just about dead characters (althought they were others they could have had, like Billy for example). I was also hoping to have other living characters in the SB scenes. We should at least have a scene or two if we have Belle and the Dwarfs, I think. Oh well, I'm guessing we are still missing guest cast members on alot of the other episodes, as quite a few of them have rather short lists on the wiki right now.