Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-5899967-20141107212749/@comment-5051564-20141109215807

They're not gonna kill the core six, ever. Emma, Snow, Charming, Regina, Gold, Hook, they're all safe. I could see them kill of Rumple at the very end of the series, or whenever Robert Carlyle wants to leave the show. Henry's safe, they're not going to kill a kid. Will has only been introduced this season, so he isn't going anywhere (yet). The only regular left is Belle. It would break my heart if they'd kill her, but I don't see that happening anytime soon.

Anna, Elsa and Kristoff are safe. Disney won't give them permission to kill these characters that are so beloved among kids.

I don't think a death is going to happen soon. They said 'I hope so', not 'yes', so I think it's still in progress / just an idea. And it is really open to interpretation who you can call a major character. Robin Hood for sure, but who else? Granny, Grumpy, Blue and Archie are the only ones who are really recurring. You also have the sometimes-recurring characters like Aurora, Mulan, Cinderella, Red (I hate that she's in this category by the way, please make her a regular again...), Ariel, but there's so much more story to tell about them, and they're iconic characters, so I don't think they will die this season either. (I'm not even sure if all of them will appear)

All the temporary villains have died on this show, so I can see that happening to the Snow Queen, but I really hope they keep her alive.