Board Thread:Fanon: Season 8 & Beyond/@comment-25375217-20180529030357/@comment-25375217-20180531014317

Anything you can tease about Mother Trudy? -- Lady Rapunzel

We brought your question straight to the head writer himself: "There's so much I want to say here, but I don't want to spoil any big surprises, either," DatNuttyKid gushes. "Her big thing is that she plans everything. It's got to do with her backstory. She messed up once and lost it all, so now she makes sure she thinks through every little detail. But with all of the planning she does, she isn't knowledgeable. She doesn't understand the weapons she uses. She doesn't see the need to. That, everyone eventually discovers, is her biggest weakness."

Is Mother Trudy another fairy tale character?? -- Matheus1234zx

"Another fairytale character?" actress Dove Cameron clarifies before pausing thoughtfully. There's a mischevious grin when she eventually says, "No, she's not another fairytale character."

Has the Spear of Destiny appeared on the show before? -- Truest Believer

In short, no. "It's been hidden throughout the realms," Ginnifer Goodwin explains. As we've already found out, "Snow and David had their hands on a piece, but what we see is that they're terrified of it. It's not something they carry around with them. They keep it, because they want to protect it from the bad guys. But they don't show it off."

What episode is about Mother Trudy? -- Nick Branson

There will be two! "We see a little glimpse of her past in episode six," DatNuttyKid says. The sixth episode was confirmed to be aptly titled "Forces of Darkness" on May 29th. "It reveals this relationship she has with another, equally terrifying villain. But the real point of the episode is to show off her style, demonstrate how much work and effort she puts into her schemes. We'll actually see her backstory later in the season, in episode 10." He also added: "Those are the episodes that focus on her. But she'll be in other characters' backstories, too."