It worked for me (which actually surprised me a bit when I realized who they were going with), and one reason was that Ruby, at least, is a character with some rooted history. That made Snow’s support, and Mulan’s, feel more genuine, and tied the relationship into the show a little better. It wasn’t like Hercules and Meg one-off-ness. But it does seem unlikely we’ll see them again.
THOUGH. Wasn’t there mention of a asylum plot in the future? And that bit ties Dorothy’s story to Return to Oz, the movie from the 1980s, so…that…could actually be cool. I dunno.
Keeper of Belle's Gold magic, sand dollar, cloaks, purple FTL outfit, spell scroll, library key, copy of Romeo and Juliet, and cry-muffling pillow, Rumple's doll, overcoat, and strength, and The Timeline. My spreadsheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6r8CySCCWd9R0RUNm4xR3RhMEU/view?usp=sharing