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Long ago in Oz, Zelena rules with envy. Her reign is challenged when a young girl named Dorothy Gale arrives via a cyclone. Glinda, the Good Witch, believes Dorothy is the "one" mentioned in a prophecy—a powerful savior destined to defeat the ultimate evil (Zelena).

: This episode is the definitive proof of her transformation. By using light magic, she proves she is no longer the Evil Queen. [S3E20] Kansas

: Throughout the episode, Emma struggles with her fading magic (lost in the previous episode), making her feel sidelined during the final confrontation. Long ago in Oz, Zelena rules with envy

: Zelena faked her death. She waits until Glinda gives Dorothy the Silver Slippers to return home. Once Dorothy is gone, Zelena reveals herself, banishes Glinda to the Enchanted Forest, and cements her control over Oz, realizing she can never be "good" if she is always second best. The Present: The Battle for the Baby : This episode is the definitive proof of her transformation

: Rather than killing Zelena, Regina chooses the path of a hero. She spares her sister’s life, hoping she can eventually find redemption, and locks her in a cell.

In Storybrooke, Mary Margaret (Snow White) goes into labor. Zelena needs the newborn—the product of "true love"—to complete her time-travel portal and rewrite history so that she, not Regina, was the one raised by Cora and taught magic by Rumplestiltskin.

: Glinda tries to recruit Dorothy to join the Sisterhood of Witches. Fearing she is being replaced, Zelena attempts to kill Dorothy. However, Dorothy splashes her with a bucket of water, appearing to melt her.