Board Thread:Fanon: Season 8 & Beyond/@comment-25375217-20180529030357/@comment-25375217-20180812011420

Is returning in any capacity? -- Matheus1234zx

Here's a twist -- yes, she is! We can exclusively confirm that Dove Cameron will be returning as her breakout villain, Mother Trudy, for the season finale, titled "". "The reception towards Mother Trudy's character was great," Cameron gushed. "I'm so excited to be playing her again." While details of her appearance are being kept strictly under wraps, she comes with a stellar list of guest stars: in addition to new characters "" and "" (presumably placeholder names), we'll be seeing returns from Regina's parents, Cora and Henry; Gideon and ; Matthew Fox as Jacinda's father ; and Sean Maguire's Robin Hood. The key recurring cast from Narnia -- namely Mr. and, , , and -- will also still be around.

Will we find out who poisoned Anastasia? -- Winged Pig

"Not this season," DatNuttyKid says regretfully. "It's a story that we intend to tell, but it's not a priority right now. Maybe somewhere down the line we'll find another place where Anastasia can take center stage, but we really want to focus on our main cast this season and next."

Any chances we see the Lady of the Green Kirtle in S9 or the real Aslan? -- Truest Believer

Probably not -- but never say never! "The current plan is to leave behind next season," DatNuttyKid explains. "We've been there for awhile, it's time to get our heroes back home. But it's such an expansive realm, we could always go back." As for Aslan, however, he'll be playing a major role in the last few episodes of the season. "The whole goal has been to take out the and bring back ," Lana Parrilla states. "I think it would be more surprising if he didn't show back up."

Are there plans for an Oz arc? I can kind of sense one coming... -- Nick Branson

We didn't get a straight answer on this one, but Rebecca Mader was literally bouncing with joy when we passed this question along to her. "I don't know how much I'm allowed to say," she said. "Actually, I probably can't say much of anything. But they have been in contact with me with some exciting ideas for Zelena. I'm looking forward to seeing them realized."