Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25268210-20140723153438/@comment-1916997-20140801075858

Hmcooper4 wrote: Minor/recurring characters without focused backstories (Generally not there, or included as a side character of someone else's backstory). This is a list that has recurring characters with no specific backstory (though pieces of their background have been revealed through others stories), but have had more screen time that Ashely Boyd/Cinderella (who was in all of I believe 2 episodes, yet got a respectable retelling of her backstory).

Aurora

Philip

Mulan

Mother Superior/Blue Fairy

Robin Hood

Granny

Prince Henry (aka the Valet)

Geppeto

Maleficent (although, I suspect this one is coming)

William Smee

And if they ever decide to do 101 Dalmations, I would include Pongo in this list (There may be more to the dog than meets the eye, though I am NOT holding my breath on that one). First of all, the tv show has to decide who's backstory is the most important and show those; each episode has a present day plot and a flashback (with backstories of characters) and the two have to go together. We also only get 22 episodes a season and obviously the main cast is going to get more focus than side characters. That being said, I think your underestimating how much backstory we get of these characters through dialog and in flashbacks. You are also not considering the fact that we are not getting certain pieces of backstory for a reason. Here's a breakdown of where you can see significant backstory of your above listed characters, and if I think more will be coming or not:

Aurora - Dialog in "Broken", although I will admit Aurora hasn't actually shown up in any flashbacks that take place before the events in the "Broken", I'm expecting a Sleeping Beauty episode(s)/arc eventually when it fits with the present day plot, and will cover both Aurora and her mother.

Philip - Dialog in "Broken", appearance in "The Outsider", again we'd get a lot more in the arc I mentioned above.

Mulan - Dialog in "Broken", appearance in "The Outsider", I don't expect we'll get a whole lot more for her, unless her country in the EF comes into play at some point.

Blue Fairy - She's appeared in a ton of flashbacks, some of which have shown important things about her. Off the top of my head scenes in "That Still Small Voice", "Dreamy", "The Stranger" and "Quite a Common Fairy" are just a few that show things about the Blue Fairy and how she works. "The Return" also is somewhat significant and it shows that she is at least several hundred years old. Like Aurora and Phillip above, I believe we will eventually get more information when it fits the present day plot.

Robin Hood - Appearance in "Lacey" and that one Wonderland episode, dialog throughout Season 3, I expect even more backstory as we go through Season 4.

Granny - Dialog in "Red Handed", like Mulan I don't expect we'll get a whole lot more for her, and I'm not really sure we need it.

Prince Henry - Various episodes with Regina and Cora, and for a younger look "The Miller's Daughter", again don't think we really need much else, we kind of got all we needed to know.

Geppeto - Appearances in "That Still Small Voice" and "The Stranger", again we don't really need much else.

Maleficent - Appearances in "The Thing You Love Most" and "A Land Without Magic", expect more in the above mentioned Sleeping Beauty arc.

William Smee - Appearances in many of Hook's flashbacks starting with Hook's very first appearance in "The Crocodile", think we may get more, but always in relation to Hook.