Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4427410-20150730071510/@comment-4975807-20150730170528

I did get the sense Zelena was considering Regina's offer to start over before she got killed, but I don't truly understand Zelena deciding to go back to her vengeful ways after coming back. If she was going to be angry at anyone after she got killed, I thought she'd be going straight for Mr. Gold since he did the deed and ruined her chance of starting over, but her big reveal in "Heart of Gold" gave me the perception that getting back at Mr. Gold was just one small part of her plan to get everything she wanted. Hypothetically, I guess it sort of does make sense for Zelena to go back to her old ways because she let go of her grudge against Regina 100%. When Zelena became powerless and ended up jailed in the cell with Regina giving her the ultimatium, she definitely was starting to consider the only option she was given to be able to survive. However, after she returned because of the time spell, she regained her magic and powers. Being previously powerless and in that dilemma of not having her magic to rely on anymore, I think, made Zelena move towards the idea of changing, but suddenly having her magic back, well, you know what they say. Old habits die hard. It is likely harder for Zelena to change and be a good person because that's not the easy way out, but falling back on her magic to intimidate and get the upper hand against people is what she's always been used to.