"Once Upon a Time" Recap: "Our Decay"

Written by Shae

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Is anyone else still processing Sunday's episode? So, let's just clear some things up. Hades and Zelena? I mean, it makes sense? He's super evil, she's super evil, they're kind of perfect for each other in that way, but legitimately I'm still really confused. I'm kind of with Zelena, I don't really trust Hades either, and Zelena seems to really not trust him.

Hades seems so heartbreakingly in love with her though, and he does the sweetest things. He designed the underworld to look like StoryBrooke because he knew how much she wanted her life to be just like Regina's. His reason for opening a portal and sucking her baby in was so he could save the baby from Regina and the others, so Zelena could have her baby. I really have to give it to the guy, he's either wooing her in the most epic way, or he's an actual sociopath. He does seem genuine and that is why I don't trust it.

Meanwhile, Rumple casts the spell to open the portal, and he's beyond shocked to find Belle down in hell. For once, Rumple is forth coming with being the Dark One. While Belle attempts to refuse to be with him again, he actually calls her on her behavior. Belle didn't just fall in love with the man, she fell for the beast too, and she's got to understand and accept that. Rumple isn't going to change, he's always going to love the power that being the Dark One brings. He wanted that power when he was a man, and he's not going to give it up. So he gives her the ultimatum of accept it or move on. She did also find out she was pregnant right then and there. Not the best timing, but you know, life stuff.

And lastly, Zelena did willingly hand the baby over to Robin and Regina. The two sisters had a bit of a moment there in hell. Zelena is so dead set on getting revenge that she can't see anything past that. Regina confides that her enemies became her friends, and she changed because she had to for herself. Zelena seems to constantly be yo-yo-ing between pure evil and not. I just hope she comes around, for her daughter's sake. She'd spent her whole life trying to gain revenge on so many, maybe it's time to hang up the wicked witch ways and be happy. After all, Zelena might have her true love. He's waiting for when she decides she wants him, not needs him. Which, okay, totally kinda cute!

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