Shouldn’t there be spoiler bars in the third paragraph of WickedRegal’s post? I hadn’t heard that bit of information.
Although PoM’s idea of Regina innocently killing Marian by accident is clever and intriguing (and just the sort of thing I can see this show doing), I really hope Marian doesn’t die. I guess it’s partly because I really dislike the whole theme of Fate or Destiny. Even though I know they have alluded to the idea of Destiny several times, such as Neal’s speech to Emma in the bar scene in “Manhattan”, I much prefer the dramatic possibilities of “The future is what you make it.” As someone once said to me, “I don’t know if free will really exists, but assuming it does makes it possible for me to get out of bed in the morning.”