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For her original persona, see Robin Hood. |
Margot is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. She débuts in the fourteenth episode of the seventh season. She is portrayed by guest star Tiera Skovbye, and is the cursed counterpart of Robin Hood.
History
For events occurring after the breaking of the fourth curse, see Robin Hood (Birth).
When Drizella, Regina, and Gothel's coven of witches cast the Dark Curse, Robin becomes Margot in Seattle, and her mother, Zelena, becomes Kelly West. At an unknown point in time, Roni offers Margot a position at her bar in Hyperion Heights. Soon after, Roni gifts her with a ticket to Amsterdam. According to Kelly, Roni gives Margot the impression that only losers get an education. Eventually, Margot goes to Phuket for a foam party and never returns home. As a result, Kelly blames Roni for driving her daughter away, though this grudge ends when Kelly is freed from her cursed memories. ("The Eighth Witch")
After Kelly returns to Hyperion Heights to help Roni, she calls Margot and leaves a voice message for her. Kelly tells her that she has had a big change and wants to talk to her about it. ("Secret Garden")
After spending some time in Tibet, Margot finally decides to return to Hyperion Heights. As she enters town on foot, she sees a girl talking to a statue of a troll, then walk out into a street as a car approaches. Margot quickly grabs the girl and pulls her back to safety. The girl, whose name is Tilly, asks if Margot thinks she's mad for talking to a statue, and Margot assures her that all the best people are mad, quipping that in Tibet, everyone talks to statues. When Margot asks Tilly what she was telling the troll statue, Tilly explains that she was saying goodbye and Margot realizes she must be running away. Instead, Margot encourages Tilly to face her problems head-on. As she walks away, Tilly asks what book she's carrying and Margot informs her that it is Alice in Wonderland, her favorite book. ("The Girl in the Tower")
Margot later arrives at Roni's bar, where Roni and Kelly are sharing a drink. Kelly is overjoyed to see her daughter again and Margot comments that there's no place like home. She then heads off to take a shower after her long flight as Kelly, remembering her past life as Zelena, laments to Roni about how hard it is to lie to her daughter about who she is. ("The Girl in the Tower")
While running the bar in Roni's absence, Margot meets Henry and recognizes him as the host of the podcast H-Town, which she herself has listened to and practically everyone in Hyperion Heights is talking about. Margot becomes curious after seeing Kelly spend time with Lucy at the bar, even though her mother says she was helping the girl with a school project. Kelly protests against her daughter's suspicions, but Margot doesn't understand why she left her life in San Francisco to resume working at the bar and just wants to know what she is hiding from her. When Kelly still refuses to give answers, Margot impatiently reminds her that the whole reason she left Hyperion Heights in the first place is because her mother wouldn't communicate with her. She then gives her the chance to come clean, but Kelly insists she can't yet. Margot then angrily declares she is done being patient and expresses regret about coming back to town. Storming out, Margot eventually ends up at a bench near Sabine's food truck, where Tilly is handing out beignet samples. Tilly begins offering the last one to Margot, who she recognizes as the girl who saved her at the troll statue. After the two exchange names with each other, Tilly thanks Margot again for saving her life, with Margot remarking she is glad Tilly decided to stay in town. Tilly agrees that she was in a bad place then but things got better for her, to which Margot mentions she is now in that position. As Tilly gives her the beignet and offers to listen to her problems, Margot tells her about feeling frustrated over her mother keeping secrets from her. Tilly advises that it's possible her mom does want to tell her the truth but whatever it is, it must be painful for her to withhold from her own daughter. From this, Margot receives a different perspective on the situation, and as she eats the beignet, she comments on the great taste and the unique heart shape. That night, while cleaning glasses at the bar counter, Margot apologizes to her mom for her earlier attitude and agrees to wait until she is ready to be honest. Kelly promises that things will change soon and admits she misses her fiancé, Chad, to which her daughter suddenly recalls someone left something for her outside the bar. Margot, believing the gift is from Chad, hands her mother a heart-shaped box with her name on it, but a shocked Kelly realizes she is now the Candy Killer's next target. ("Breadcrumbs")
Despite initially thinking her mother is overreacting over the heart-shaped box being sent from a serial killer, Margot realizes the seriousness of the situation after she goes with her to the police station, where Rogers confirms Kelly's life is in danger. While Margot and Rogers leave to talk about the case at the cafeteria, Kelly feigns having to make a last minute phone call in order to speak with Weaver. That evening, Margot stays at the station under Weaver's protection, as Kelly fears the killer may try to hurt her daughter. After Kelly rescues Chad from Nick, Margot returns to the bar and witnesses her mother and aunt embracing in what seems to be a goodbye hug. Roni leaves to give them privacy, and as Kelly prepares to tell her daughter about why Nick was after her, Margot affirms that she knows all she needs to know now. She wonders about her mother's identity and who she was before she met Chad and deduces that she was a "crime boss". Kelly neither confirms or denies this and instead reveals to her that she and Chad are returning to San Francisco and asks if Margot would like to come with them. When Margot declines and says she found someone in Hyperion Heights she might be willing to stick around for, Kelly embarrasses her by offering up encouragement for her to get to know more people, "especially cute blonde ones", a clear reference to Tilly. She then gives Margot her old pendant and asks her to be her maid of honor at her and Chad's wedding. Margot is elated over this, to which Kelly tells her that as happy as she is now, her happiness began when Margot came into her life, leading to the two sharing a heartfelt hug. ("Chosen")
While walking under Aurora Bridge, Margot comes across Tilly sketching the troll statue. Tilly makes mention of a buzzing in her head that is distracting her, to which Margot asks her out on a date to help get her mind off of it. Margot treats her to a candied apple as her way of sharing a part of Hyperion Heights she finds special, and in return, she wants to see a place in town that Tilly likes. Tilly brings her to the travel section of a bookstore called Dodgson's Books, one of her favorite places to be as it allows her to go anywhere in the world. Despite having been to many faraway places, Margot appreciates the simplicity of Tilly's world and recalls sometimes becoming stranded in a town after her bus broke down, which happened so often she started collecting handwoven bracelets from the various towns. Tilly wonders if she too could have adventures like that, and Margot assures her she will someday. After Margot grabs hot chocolate for both of them, she gives Tilly a colorful bracelet she found and tells her that although they aren't exactly in Thailand, their date felt like an adventure. When Tilly panics over the intense buzzing in her head, Margot offers to get her some water, but the latter shouts at herself to make the noise stop. Embarrassed at her outburst, Tilly abruptly leaves Margot behind and rushes out of the bookstore, dropping the bracelet on her way out. During Margot's work shift at the bar, Tilly brings a tray of candied fruit as an apology, explaining that she would rather if Margot didn't see her on her "bad days" as it can be a bit much for some people. Margot insists it won't be for her no matter what kind of day it is and then helps clasp the bracelet onto Tilly's wrist before offering her a drink. ("The Guardian")
Outside the bar, Margot sees Tilly off as she leaves while Eloise watches from around the corner, and after Margot goes back into the bar, Gothel begins tailing Tilly. After unsuccessfully trying to gain Tilly's trust, Eloise introduces herself to Margot at the bar as a close relation of Tilly. Margot offers her a drink on the house and shows her the new "Wanderlust" menu she came up with. Eloise notices an Indian drink, which Margot explains is made with real rose petals. On the topic of the beauty of India, Eloise talks about a tree called the Arunchal Hopea which is now extinct because humans cut them down to use as fence posts and remarks that, from her own experience as a gardener, there is no greater pest than humanity. Margot seems uneasy by her comment but soon falls under the spell of Eloise's magic as she is frozen in place. Although Margot can no longer hear her, Eloise tells her that they've met before and how she was both insipid and unhelpful, unlike this time. Eloise then proceeds to draw a bit of blood from Margot's finger and pockets it in a vial before exiting the bar. Only then, Margot regains mobility and hisses over her injured finger, seemingly not remembering anything that transpired earlier. Later, Eloise sacrifices Margot's blood as one of three items in a ritual to induct Tilly into the Coven of the Eight. ("Flower Child")
At the bar counter, Margot sees Detectives Weaver and Rogers come in from the storm going on outside. She suggests getting them warmed up with some hot drinks, but the men ask her to come with them for something important. Margot wonders if she is in trouble because of her overdue parking tickets, however, they reveal Tilly needs her help as she has been taken by bad people and is currently in one of her bad states. Weaver and Rogers lead Margot to the lower level of The Hyperion, where Tilly is embroiled in the coven's ritual to destroy humanity as magic is brought back. Margot is freaked out by the environment but steels her nerves to approach Tilly and gently tries to persuade her to leave with her. Tilly refuses, giving Margot a hard shove that sends her sprawling, before using magic to shrink Margot, Rogers, and Weaver into minature size. As the trio watch other nearby witches transform into trees which Rogers says happens once they complete fulfill their roles, they desperately call to Tilly to stop her before the same fate befalls her. After Henry's belief is restored and he gives true love's kiss to Roni, the curse is broken, allowing Tilly to be freed from the trance-like state she was in as the shrinking effect on Margot, Rogers, and Weaver is undone. ("Is This Henry Mills?")Trivia
Character Notes
- Margot's favorite book is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. ("The Girl in the Tower")
Production Notes
- According to Edward Kitsis, Margot "is a free spirit sort of wandering soul. She is somebody who is experiencing the world with a backpack". He also added that she has an interesting relationship with her mom.[1]
Appearances
| Once Upon a Time: Season Seven | ||||||||||
| "Hyperion Heights": | "A Pirate's Life": | "The Garden of Forking Paths": | "Beauty": | "Greenbacks": | "Wake Up Call": | "Eloise Gardener": | "Pretty in Blue": | "One Little Tear": | "The Eighth Witch": | "Secret Garden": |
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| "A Taste of the Heights": | "Knightfall": | "The Girl in the Tower": | "Sisterhood": | "Breadcrumbs": | "Chosen": | "The Guardian": | "Flower Child": | "Is This Henry Mills?": | "Homecoming": | "Leaving Storybrooke": |
| Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |