E Online: First Look at Rebecca Mader as the Wicked Witch

[MatthewPaul]

Reporters saying she is Elphaba is likely them just using the name out of familiarity. TVLine actually removed “Elphaba” from their article, so I’m thinking they won’t have the rights to the name. If Disney couldn’t get the rights to Elphaba for Oz the Great and Powerful, why would they for Once Upon A Time? Especially when it’s owned by a rival studio. Universal owns the rights to Wicked.

[Jabberwocky]

Maybe they’ll give her a new name that is reminiscent to Elphaba if she has a civilian identity in the new Storybrooke.

[TheWatcher]

I’d rather she have her own name that is nothing similar to Elphaba. Theodora Gulch would be good.

"I could have the giant duck as my steed!" --Daniel Radcliffe
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[TheWatcher]

The idea that she might have designed Regina’s ward-drobe is interesting. Most likely it’s just symbolic of her taking over from Regina. Making her Cruella though would make her the anti-Elphaba, it amazes me people didn’t pick up on that. Even if she wasn’t based off the Wicked version it would be very jarring to have a version of the WWW that was polar obvious(exploiting/killing animals rather than liberating them). What if instead, if they were adapting Wicked, Madame Morrible was Cruella? She could be the designer of both their wardrobes and some other relation to both of them.

But that’s the thing, alot of people aren’t familiar with either Wicked the musical or the novel. They wouldn’t know Madame Morrible from Madame Whatever. Though I do like the idea that the witch was once Regina’s fashion designer who got a hold of some powerful dark magic. But the timeline would be off since Jefferson went to Ox before Regina was.. Fully evil queen?

 

Also, the thing contrast between Elphaba and Cruella is simply lovely 😛 For all who are not familiar with Wicked: there is a difference between animals and Animals. Lower case is just a normal animal. Uppercase signifies a talking Animal. The cowardly Lion is a Lion, not a lion. Elphaba was very serious about the opression of Animals in Oz and tried to aid them.

"I could have the giant duck as my steed!" --Daniel Radcliffe
Keeper Of Tamara's Taser , Jafar's Staff, Kitsis’s Glasses , Ariel’s Tail, Dopey's Hat , Peter Pan’s Shadow, Outfit, & Pied Cloak,Red Queen's Castle, White Rabbit's Power To World Hop, Zelena's BroomStick, & ALL MAGIC

[RumplesGirl]

Also, the thing contrast between Elphaba and Cruella is simply lovely 😛 For all who are not familiar with Wicked: there is a difference between animals and Animals. Lower case is just a normal animal. Uppercase signifies a talking Animal. The cowardly Lion is a Lion, not a lion. Elphaba was very serious about the opression of Animals in Oz and tried to aid them.

Nice tie in. I forgot that portion of the novel. And there is a talking cricket in SB, two (sorta) wolves, and a mermaid.

"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"

[Crystal Princess]

They may want to keep her name covered up for the time being, on the off chance it is Elphaba or her name is a spoiler in of itself.

I don't cause commotions, I am one.

[Slurpeez]

So it would seem that 3×13 is called “Witch Hunt” and could introduce the Wicked Witch of the West! Also, there are set photos floating around of SB again, suggesting a third curse gets enacted by the WWW! Maybe Rumple got the dark curse originally from the dark fairy (aka WWW) and maybe Rumple is alive but being held prisoner by her! Hmmmmm.

"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

[storyteller]

Here’s a thought to chew on: What if Regina is the good witch and that’s why the triple W will be giving her such a hard time? As far as the shared wardrobe I’m not on board with the sister idea, I get the sense Regina was an only child. Now auntie or cousin is the direction I’m leaning in.

 

 

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[RumplesGirl]

Here’s a thought to chew on: What if Regina is the good witch and that’s why the triple W will be giving her such a hard time? As far as the shared wardrobe I’m not on board with the sister idea, I get the sense Regina was an only child. Now auntie or cousin is the direction I’m leaning in.

That would be a very ONCE twist.

"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"

[Crystal Princess]

I imagine she’ll be introduced in some capacity for 12(maybe in disguise), I can’t imagine how they’d work it otherwise since they need someone to mess thing sup. Most likely 13 is when we actually get to meet her properly though, the first WWW episode.

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