Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26385535-20160127061149/@comment-24674051-20160411163412

My guess as to what is going to happen, based on the Press release and other info we have so far, is that Ruby and Mulan end up journeying to Oz as part of their quest to find others like Ruby (which is where we had them at the end of "the Bear King"). The flashback is going to be the time between when Regina banished Zelena back to Oz, and the present day. So I think we will get to see what happened in Oz in the interim between "Swan Song" and "Our Decay".

Once in Oz, Ruby and Mulan meet and team up with Dorothy in a stand against the Wicked Witch (and at least in this case it's not a totally random team up, since all three have past grievances with Zelena.  The team up is justifiable). Obviously something happens to Dorothy, I suspect that Mulan and Ruby try to find out what's happened, and whatever transpires ends up with Ruby catching the next cyclone from Oz to the Underworld (maybe Ruby figures out that Zelena got dragged there and goes to confront her there).

Here's an interesting thought, though. Ruby has every reason to dislike Zelena, and probably getting ready to have a few more in Oz. But she's going to end up helping Snow, Regina, Emma, and co against Hades (at least for a bit). Will they resolve the Dorothy mystery before the end of the episode, or is that going to end up being a loose end to tie up in a future season? (and don't tell me my questions are pointless. I already know that.)

Still, i'm looking forward to this episode, as I am hoping for maybe a little more worldbuilding with Oz, and getting Ruby and Mulan back for another episode. and maybe some present day Ruby and Bandit Snow action, with a little bit of Regina and Emma thrown in as well. Hell, or pardon me the Underworld, is slowly getting filled up with a bunch of angry women (Snow, Emma, Regina, Belle, Zelena, and now Ruby). I am starting to feel sorry for what is getting ready to happen to Hades, because he does not stand a chance.