@EvilQueen wrote:
It seems like the episode is all about Cora – and I can’t wait for it! Her back story must be interesting – I mean remember Henry (the father) saying she wanted Regina have everything she never had? And then the original Rumplestiltskin fairy tale when he struck the deal with no more, no less a miller’s daughter? (Henry and Regina’s surname “Mills” hint hint!) Well, who else could it be if not the Queen of Hearts?
Also, this might shed some light: http://www.spoilertv.com/2012/11/once-upon-time-season-2-whos-else-is.html
Yes, excellent points! Also, Daniel said in the Stable Boy that Cora was the daughter of a miller, which is a huge tie-in to the German version of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale. And the fact that Regina pushed her mother through the looking glass at Rumpel’s bidding is a huge tie-in to the Alice in Wonderland story about the Queen of Hearts (who is likely Cora).
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy