Once Upon a Time is going to bring back Barbara Hershey as Regina’s mother Cora in season 2, and now you can see an image of her from “We Are Both”!

This image was released by ABC, and shows Cora with a mysterious, presumably magical book.

The second episode of season 2 is going to be Regina-centric, and in flashbacks we’ll see her first meeting with Rumpelstiltskin, and how she first discovers magic. We have no doubt that Cora will have a hand in this!

Considering Cora’s backstory, which involves her being a miller’s daughter, she is likely the character from the original Rumpelstiltskin fairytale. It will be very interesting to see how Regina fits into that connection.

Season 2 of Once Upon a Time premieres on September 30, with the episode “Broken.” Magic has come to Storybrooke, but the characters haven’t been transported back to the fairytale world. Regina will discover that the magic isn’t exactly what she thought it would be, and this will complicate her quest to win back Henry.

If you can’t wait for the premiere, why not check out Hypable’s Once Upon a Time podcast Onceable? In the latest episode, we discuss Snow White, and her fairytale legacy dating back to the Grimm Brothers’ version of the story.