But the only way to counteract magic is with magic so Cruella will need to use magic at some point. She may not be magical when she arrives at Storybrooke, but it's probably not a stretch to assume she will acquire magic of some sort before the end.
I can't see ABC allowing Cruella to shank a ***** or shoot someone. And really if Cruella doesn't use magic how else is she going to get the job done? Drop a piano on Emma? I'd actually get a kick out of Cruella trying something like that.
But in all seriousness I'm in agreement. If she doesn't use magic she's probably going to "hire" or use someone else to get the job done. I don't need her to have magic. Like I said on another page, if she is a schemer and sorta sends someone to do her dirty work I wouldn't mind.
I just don't want her to have some personal connection or vendetta against someone. Let's just have a psychotic sociopath. No feels. No family BS. Just straight up cold hearted ice queen ***** from Fairy Tale Land Hell.