Once Upon a Time's Rebecca Mader Previews Zelena's Hades/Regina Dilemma, 'Bonkers' Season 6 Set-Up 

Rebecca Mader was as pleasantly surprised as anyone to recently learn that

‘s resident wicked witch, Zelena, had a chance at life-long romance, with Underworld overlord Hades, but dismissed it because she felt unworthy.

get the memo,” the British beauty says of the bittersweet development. “That was a really cool moment. Like, “Wait, what? [He has loved me] this whole time??”

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Indeed, in his latest bid to offer Zelena “happily ever after,” Hades this Sunday (ABC, 8/7c) will present a plan for the two of them to escape the Underworld — and in doing so, entrap Regina and the rest of the Storybrooke heroes there

. Mader shared with TVLine a peek at the love-versus-family dilemma to come.

TVLINE | Hades (played by Greg Germann) this week lays out his plan to escape the Underworld. What does Zelena think about it?

I think she’s hashtag #torn, because part of her wants to try to trust him. He’s told her that she’s his true love and that True Love’s Kiss will restart his heart, and then they can go and leave everybody behind. But a part of her is like, “I don’t know if I want to leave Regina behind actually.” It’s a bit weird for her because she’s starting to have sisterly feelings for Regina, so it’s like, “Well hang on, if I get my own happy ending, it will be at the expense of my new family. It’s a horrible position to be in.

that she’s torn though, it’s such growth for her.

. And the heroes aren’t after her at the moment, so that tension is not the same as it was in Season 3. They’re not looking to tear me down, so where’s the vengeance? Their vengeance is towards

…. Her morals are starting to kick in, her values are changing, her heart is opening…. Having a kid is softening her, so it’s a really complex, interesting time in her arc. And it’s been really,

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TVLINE | Is Zelena legitimately giving Hades a shot here? Is there any possible con at play?

I don’t think she’s got her witch’s con hat on. She’s really thinking, “OK, he’s telling me he loved me this whole time. He built me a whole Storybrooke!” I mean, no bloke has ever done that for me in real life, so that’s kind of a big deal!

] That’s not flowers. So it’s like, “Hang on a minute, maybe I

being a bit too hard on him.” He does appear to be incredibly sincere, so she’s like, “If I don’t try, I’ll spend the rest of my life not knowing.” So why

try? I’ve already been disappointed by everybody in my life, so what’s one more? She’s always got her whiskey to drink in her kitchen if all goes wrong!

TVLINE | If Hades pulls this off, who minds the store down in the Underworld?

] He’s ready for a change of scenery, so I don’t think it’s his concern who replaces him!

Regina gets wind of it and then she tries to break me and Hades up. She then faces a conflict of her own that’s really cool. I’ve finally started to get what I want and now Regina is ruining it again. She’s always the bloody sister to get what she wants, so why can’t I just have

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TVLINE | What are we going to learn from this week’s flashbacks with Younger Zelena and Younger Regina?

. It’s too good! I can’t. It’s too good to spoil.

TVLINE | Would you say it covers a “formative moment” for the young women?

Oh yes. It’s definitely that. And it’s pretty groundbreaking. I didn’t watch the scenes, but I did meet my Mini Me (Isabella Blake-Thomas) and she’s really cute. She’s properly English and they dyed her hair red to look like mine, and her eyes are almost the exact same color blue as mine. The casting is

TVLINE | Baby Hood will get a name by the end of the season. Did it meet with your approval?

It really does. It really does, yeah. It’s pretty amazing.

TVLINE | And lastly, what can you tease about the two-hour Season 5 finale (airing May 15 at 7/6c)?

] I would say that you can’t write this stuff, but then they

TVLINE | [Series co-creators] Adam and Eddy told me that Sam Witwer and Hank Harris aren’t necessarily playing who or what it’s been reported they’re playing….

It’s an amazing set-up for next season. It’s really, really huge. I can’t wait until it’s out and we can talk about it!

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She has been such a wonderful addition to the cast. Am genuinely enjoying her every scene and the character growth we’ve been seeing.

I got to admit i like Zelena to an extent. She has character way better then Robin Hood.

But i feel like the episodes are somewhat dragging. It will be good to get to the action as in getting a solution and out of Underworld with the gang and how to get Hook out and alive. And getting the 3 names removed from the gravestones

to not compete with game of thrones and fear the walking dead I think

i reckon zelena was meant to be the evil queen while regina was meant to be the wicked witch of the west

I’m loving the evolving relationship between Zelena and Regina. It’s pretty cool because Regina is almost like the big sister because she’s been where Zelena is so she has that experience. Bex and Lana play wonderfully off each other as well and adding Barbara Hershey into the mix this week should be a real treat. As for the backstory, I have a lot of wild theories but no clue as to what it will actually be so I can’t wait to find out! Thanks for this great interview.

I think Rebecca Mader has really brought a lot of energy to the cast and I’ve particularly enjoyed Zelena, not just in 5A but also her growth in 5B. Looking forward to Sunday’s episode!

I can’t stand her. What a creep. I hope they kill her off permanently.

Not to be a hater, but wouldn’t it have made sense to embed the article that talks about the casting of Sam Witwer and Hank Harris?

We just got a new hyperlinking interface gizmo and it’s… unpredictable. Re-added!

Hades going after Zelena plays more like creepy stalking than an epic Romance. Do you think he’s A…because A is everywhere lol #ouat #ppl

Ok this realy hypes me for season 6! i have a feeling we get the Asylum Arc and i somehow jope it involves in the end Everyone being cursed by a new dark cursed to thiy asylum and Only Emma Can Remember as she is the Saviour mayby Henry as the Author is also save but everyone else is working against them becas ther belive Frolo( yep i thing ther go THIS rout with this) And Quasimodo is helping them

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