Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26392556-20150414073627/@comment-24674051-20150414141145

An interesting theory. But then why would she risk dying after successfully coming back to the present? and, if there was not a risk of dying (ie, she found out, developed a counter spell, and was somehow faking it), why would she just allow Regina to rip out her heart?

No, My personal thoughts are that Zelena, who is NOT invincible, got caught unawares. She owes her life to Regina (a thought which must really gnaw at her). However, once the original spell was released, she used it as inspiration to fake the relapse, allowing her to steal Robin and Roland.

Now, interesting question. Was the one-way border a result of Ingrid (meaning it should likely have faded with her death), or was it a result of Zelena's plan?