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Oh, there is one thing I caught that I thought I'd point out.

There's been some speculation that we'll see another savior this season; initially, people suspected it would be Tiger Lily, and after that fell through some people suggested Zelena, which would be revealed in this episode. Going by Esk's laws of saviorology, it could fit; Zelena has had a bad life and has a prophecy related to her (the Season 3 Oz prophecy either refers to her or Dorothy as a hero). But then this episode didn't reveal anything.

Or did it?

As Zelena is heading down the mines away from Regina after they cause a cave-in by fighting, the lights flicker. On one hand, it could just be that they were messed up by the cave-in, but the lights seem to be in sync with Zelena moving past them, implying that her anger with Regina is causing her to accidentally mess with them. But electricity-based magic isn't something that Zelena has used before, nor is it an ability any other magic user has performed... except one.

Emma.

Even before her Savior magic truly surfaced, she caused lights to flicker (the claw machine with Ingrid, the hospital room as she gave birth to Henry) and it's all surrounded by her emotion. In Season 4, when her powers are out of control, she blows up street lights and heats up the bottle. And I think she flickered her headlights when she was about to kill Lily? Can't remember for sure on that one, though.

Given that Zelena is now without her dark magic, finding Savior magic would make a lot of sense for her character (since it would give her her magic back). It could also provide a better explanation for why Black needed her magic; something about the essence of a Savior corrupted by dark magic. The end of her story could then be her returning to Oz to fight whatever great evil awaits her - preferably Mombi or the Nome King.