In tonight’s episode of Once Upon a Time, ‘The Stable Boy,’ we’ll learn more about Regina’s early life and how she turned out so evil. Barbara Hershey guest stars as the queen’s mother and hints at what we can expect! Beware of spoilers.

Hershey tells TV Guide that this episode might change how the viewers see Regina:

I think they’ll feel sympathetic toward Regina. Lana [Parrilla] had the chance, which was great, of playing the Evil Queen before she was a queen and before she was evil. You could see the innocence before it all happened. You get to find out why she hates Snow White so much and why she became evil.

On her own character, Regina’s mother, Cora:

She is evil, she is consumed by evil and can wield magic brilliantly, so the stakes are much higher. She wants her daughter to make the right choices. She has ambition for her and doesn’t want her to marry the stable boy. She wants her to marry the King.

Hershey also suggests that because of the episode’s open ending in regard to her character, she could potentially show up in future episodes!