Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24863788-20141216060128

The mid-season finale was amazing. I did wanted the QoD to have more screen time, but with so many important plots (Operation Mongoose, finishing the Frozen arc and Rumple and the Sorcerer's hat) I understand that it would be hard for it to happen. Anyways, the finale left me with a lot of questions. Most of these will probably be answered on Season 4B, but I wanted to see your theories. Here it goes:

1 - Why did Ursula and Cruella went to the LWM? I mean, they weren't taken by the Curse like Maleficent, because if they did they would be on Storybrooke, not in other parts of the LWM. Maybe they left Storybrooke, but I find this very hard to believe since there was always something that kept people from leaving SB.

2 - How did Ursula went from a Sea Goddess who helps mermaids to an evil Sea Witch/Human? Her appearance changed completely and so did her personality and pretty much everything about her. I wonder how A&E are going to explain this one.

3 - What about Maleficent? When Rumple was talking to Ursula he said: "we've got two more stops to make". The two stops are obviously Cruella and Maleficent, but we all know that Maleficent was taken to SB by the curse in her dragon form and was then killed by Emma and turned into a zombie/undead creature of sorts. Since Rumple can't come back to SB, this would mean that Maleficent somehow left Storybrooke or Rumple wouldn't be able to find her.

So, please write down your theories/thoughts, I'm really curious about these questions and would like to know what you guys think. 