#it would have been interesting to have a gothel's son/daughter in eah to be a rival for holly and poppy

[eahwidow]

I haven't really seen anyone talk about this, but Holly (originally Poppy due to her being the actual oldest twin) ALSO might have a tragic destiny ahead of her: being imprisoned in a tower, her prince will literally almost DIE by the hands of the witch and have his eyes pierced by thorns, she'll be exiled alone for years in a desert until she finds and cures the prince with magical tears(?) and have baby twins WHILE ALONE IN THE DESERT!

Okay that not necessarily EVERY part of the original Rapunzel fairytale might happen to Holly since there's different circumstances, but at least some parts of it could still stay and it makes me wonder a few things like: If Rapunzel's prince getting blind is an important part of the fairytale, could it be that Dexter was supposed to be Holly's predestined Prince Charming, since he does wear glasses (which could be kinda like a slight reference to his brutal fate) and EAH made sure to often remember that his most powerful charm are his EYES like Daring's charm is his smile?

Also.... Where is Dame Gothel's daughter/son? Like, even if it wouldn't be possible to follow the exact original tale, I feel like there would still be the need for a Gothel in Holly's story, right? After all, she is the main villain in the Rapunzel tale and the one who permanently cuts her hair, throws the prince to his death etc.

I've had this headcanon/theory for a while that maybe the reason why Rapunzel always give birth to twins is that for the older twin to inherit her role while the younger twin ends up becoming the witch, so Poppy's darker, edgier and more "villain-like" Rebel aesthetic could allude to the fact that believing that she was the younger twin, she would be the next Gothel. But Poppy didn't want to hurt her own sister, so she decides to find her own destiny instead of playing the villain, which would end up being Holly's original role.