Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20170901012801/@comment-31231929-20171114171327

What if the Witch/Mother Gothel is actually Rapunzel who trapped her daughter, Alice, in her prison, and is working with Drizella to get revenge on Lady Tremaine who trapped her in the first place. It would explain why Tremaine has all these connections to the Rapunzel story and why she has the Witch locked up. It also works with the theory of the Witch being the mastermind behind the curse.