Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-3010035-20150319062057/@comment-24674051-20150320135349

Maleficent coming back in any significant way (other than cameos) is going to depend on whether A & E can get her to agree (and that's assuming that they don't kill her off, but I see her surviving as a great possibility). And Kristen is currently working on a different project with ABC at the moment. Seeing that it's ABC for both shows, they may be able to work schedules a little to allow the cameos or single eps, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

What would be kinda fun, though unlikely, is that Ursula and Cruella get what they want in thier respective centrics. With their Happiness satisfied, they no longer care about the author and fade into the background for the rest of this season (since it is going to focus on the Author), but then be available in future seasons.