I’m of the thought and mind that Maleficent is the WWW’s sister. Grant it, a lot of great points were made in favour of WWW and Regina being sisters. However, can’t shake the feeling that it’s Mal.
1) We know that a dark fairy gave Snow the fairy dust and it was never confirmed that it was Cora. Besides, Cora was still in Wonderland at that time. Could have been Mal.
2) They say the WWW is related to someone on the show. That puts Mal in the running. To the best of our knowledge, Regina doesn’t have any family left.
3) We know that Mal is dead and Regina killed her. That would give WWW every reason to have business/vengeance with Regina.
4) In S2x02, The Thing You Love the Most, we see Mal with her pet, a dark unicorn. Interesting enough, there was a children’s classic series published as the “Little Unicorn” series, that included The Wizard of Oz. Funny thing, the illustrator of the book was: Greg Hildebrant. He and his brother, Tim, were famous for their LOTR calendars in the 70’s, Star War posters, Marvel & DC comics illustrations and Harry Potter board game illustrations. K&H would absolutely know about them and I’m sure even hung one of their LOTR calendars in their bedrooms or dorms. 😉 So, a nod to the “little unicorn” that Mal kept as a pet could have been a clue about her sister. We also know that K&H throw in tons of literary clues/nods/easter eggs and there are some that we still have yet to find, even going as far back as S1. So, it wouldn’t surprise me if Mal’s pet was a clue.
Personally, I think this would give them a great opportunity to bring back Mal. Fans have been wanting it and they can do backstories between Mal & WWW.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it is. Mal was one of my favourite charactors. 🙂
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