As Hades (Greg Germann) drives Zelena (Rebecca Mader) around in his truck, to the tune of "I'm the one that set the world on fire" or rather, made the show so boring ha! He tells her if she wants the real Storybrooke he'll get it for her cos she doesn't deserve this second rate one in the underworld and he's changed the names on the gravestones so that none of these do-gooders can leave. They'll go back and take it over, of course she's forgetting or not realizing he's only using her. How can she be wicked and at the same time be blinded by his true intentions. I mean how can he leave this place anyway. As Regina (Lana Parilla) tells her it's a mistake and he can't expect to think he can leave by true love's kiss after all the time he's been here. She shows her the mirror which she used to spy on their so-called date including finding out his plan of leaving them all stranded here. Though Hades forgets their secret weapon, Snow is back in Storybrooke already and will band everyone together to fight Hades, if he gets there. Also that David (Josh Dallas) sent her back cos she's a better leader, could he have foreseen this trouble coming. It's a little doubtful he'll even make it their considering what happens at the end of this ep, with Zelena getting kidnapped.
Cos David was right, he wouldn't have been any good back there and he wouldn't have gotten his meeting with James either. Who tells him Cruella (Victoria Smurfit) lied, he doesn't bear grudges about their mother choosing David over him, rather he took his princley title from him, which is the real reason he's here with his unfinished business, which will remain so. He kidnapped David and locked him up in the sheriff's station, not too bright then was he. As he returns to Emma's (Jennifer Morrison) apartment, she doesn't sense he's not quite her father, like mother, like daughter can I say, considering Snow didn't realize it wasn't David who kissed her, so much for true love's kiss. Emma didn't even notice the stubble on him either! Considering they all share that apartment. He gets the day wrong in the photo of David and Snow forgetting it was their anniversary, still Emma didn't realize with their love for each other, David wouldn't ever forget their anniversary!
Regina finds talking to Zelena didn't do any good since she doesn't believe Regina would care about her now after all this time and she thinks they need someone else's help. This being Cora (Barbara Hershey) who we see is slaving away down the mines, so to speak, as the miller's daughter that she is. She finds a hook in the sacks and uses it to get her magic back by removing her bracelet, obviously recognizing Hook's (Colin O'Donoghue) hook, he hasn't had much to do of late, he was only in two scenes!
David and Emma take supplies to Robin (Sean Macguire) still hiding out when I'm sure he could've returned with Snow and Cruella drives up as James takes the baby, cos Hades wants it and will get into Zelena's good books with it, but also they can use it as leverage against Hades. See, a surefire giveaway that he doesn't really love her cos he wouldn't have to use a baby to blackmail her. Emma gets a bracelet slapped on her to stop her using magic. Thinking Hades will probably turn around and surprise everyone by declaring he really does love her and will need their help with Zelena.
Cora says the only way they can get Zelena to get over Hades is if she forgets and takes some water from a stream running from the river of Lethe. The same one she used on Regina to make her forget about Zelena. So now suddenly cos the plot requires it, we find Regina and Zelena knew they were sisters all along cos Cora needed Zelena to save Regina after she opened a box containing her wand and fell ill after she used its magic to bring her doll to life. Bringing back Zelena from her abusive father who didn't want her to use magic as we know. So after they both got close and after Cora, foolishly didn't remove the box from that same drawer and Zelena was able to open it, Regina realized they must be related. Cora admitting they are sisters but taking Zelena away and making them both forget their obvious love for each other.
Cora says she's sorry to Zelena but Zelena reads her like a book and knows Regina is there, not drinking the water she calls poison. As Regina and Zelena are about to throw fireballs at each other, for real and not play dress-ups, Cora puts an end to it. She says she loves them both and her unfinished business is Zelena, not Regina. She joins hands with them and miraculously makes them recall the love for each other. Zelena now knowing she was loved. So they end up at that cliff edge again and she says her goodbyes to Regina cos she didn't have a chance to in Storybrooke and her hellos to Zelena cos they didn't even get a chance to say hello. Zelena is upset cos she didn't get chance to know her. Cora is engulfed by flames which turn into that same old staircase out of there, the same one Regina's father climbed, most likely and she is redeemed and sent to a better place.
Zelena seems to be on her side until Gold (Robert Carlyle) catches up to her and wants his revenge for what she did to Belle, it's not her fault she didn't want to be with him, she tells him, as she watches Hades inside the diner, cos sis Regina let hr be with the man she loves. Playing that same old song. Maybe it is for Zelena to remain wicked and remain a villain and not a hero, not everyone can become a hero can they, that'd be too much like Regina. Gold introduced her to his dad, Peter Pan (Robbie A Kay) and he managed to say that with a straight face again, as Pan whisked her away, guessing it's not to Neverland!! ha.
David and Hook arrive at the dock in time to save the others as he and James fight, as Cruella runs away when James is pushed into the river of Lost Souls, so no unfinished business for him. He told him he shouldn't have locked him up there cos he knows how to get out.
Suppose the highlight was Cora calling Hook "my faiyr godmother." Most of this felt like it was tacked on just to get Cora gone and Regina and Zelena to find each other as sisters. The baby kidnap and David meeting James was hopeless and silly really, cos it was finished in the space of one ep, like Hook becoming the Dark One was dealt with in two eps. Funny Cruella just seems to get away over and over to fight another day, so it's not so easy to take care of her then!
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