Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25926288-20170618043111/@comment-27060727-20170618073318

Are you saying new identities as in S1 cursed style or alternate reality identities like the wish realm characters?

I think cutting out 6 of 9 veteran cast members is already going to be super  troubling when it comes to retaining viewership going into S7. If Lana/Colin/Robert won't even be playing the Regina/Hook/Rumple that we've known, they'd be risking a steeper decline in the loss of viewers who, right now, might be willing to stay out of loyalty to those three characters. OUAT isn't going to suddenly gain viewers because of Adult Henry or any new mains they bring onto a long-running show. The e motional investment will be lost to me. I  know I don't really watch for the plot or (half-)season themes anymore.

But also, the real Henry will be in season 7, just cursed initially. He's going to get his memories back, so I (hopefully?) think him being cursed at the center of things does suggest the real Regina/Hook/Rumple will be a part of it. I can handle a S1 curse if it's not the whole season, haha. But if they're replicas like the Wish Realm people, I'd have to view it as a much different show.