[s3e20] Kansas →

: 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.

: 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. [S3E20] Kansas

: This episode is the definitive proof of her transformation. By using light magic, she proves she is no longer the Evil Queen. : Glinda tries to recruit Dorothy to join

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). : Rather than killing Zelena, Regina chooses the

: While Zelena is powerless in her cell, Rumplestiltskin—seeking vengeance for the death of his son, Neal—breaks his promise to Belle. He sneaks into the cell and kills Zelena. As she dies, her body turns to stone and shatters, but her green life-force escapes, traveling to the clock tower and activating the time portal anyway. Key Character Developments

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.