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I completely agree with you, this is what happens when you write backwards. However, there are a few reasons I could come up with of why Robin was of no help--

--The last time Robin saw Zelena, she was green. Robin was most likely more focused on that than memorizing her face.

--Robin barely saw Zelena. He only saw her for a minute or two in Oz. I doubt he remembered the face of a woman he saw for only a few minutes.

--From what I can recall, Robin barely saw Zelena in Storybrooke. If he had, he might have remembered her. However, they never interacted until 3.20 (Kansas). And by then, they already knew who she was.

--Last, but certainly not least, he hadn't seen her for 35 YEARS. This is definately enough time to forget someone's face...

As I have stated, I agree with you, this is definately a continuity error. However, there are none of these that we can't explain away...except for what Snow said about Regina wanting to kill her due to her beauty in Pilot. However, even this one can be explained with amnesia, lying, denial, etc.