But thanks to the curse, their dynamic is nowverydifferent.
When viewers pick up with Zelena again during Friday’s fall finale, Regina and Henry (Andrew J.
Now check out our interview with Mader about her return to the world ofOUAT.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What has this roller coaster ride of leaving and then returning been like for you?
REBECCA MADER:It’s been like a roller coast ride!
[Laughs] More like a broomstick ride, maybe.
It’s been bizarre.
It’s been such a crazy journey for the past four years.
You cannot get rid of me, apparently.
you’re able to’t keep a Wicked Witch down.
“All right, that’s enough of you.
Oh, you’re back.”
It’s pretty funny at this point.
My friends are like, “Oh, are you back [in L.A.]?”
“No, well I was in L.A., but then I’m back in Vancouver.”
They’re like, “Aren’t you done with that show yet?”
It’s great, though.
It’s been really fun this season.
It’s different obviously with a different cast, a different realm, and a different curse.
It’s been really nice to be back this season.
We’re out of control.
It’s like, “What are you doing?”
“I don’t know, I’m on the way to yours.”
I always say, “I wouldn’t want to work with us.”
We make the same sounds, we finish each other’s sentences.
It’s pretty ridiculous, I’m not going to lie.
But it’s been really great to be back.
We’re having so much fun.
It’s been good to be back with my bestie.
My cursed character is the complete opposite.
She’s super duper healthy and just adorable.
It’s really funny.
Why would you when you’re that powerful?
Like, “I’m five pounds thinner,” and then it happens.
She has no idea who she is or what she’s capable of.
There’s a lot of comedy in it.
How different is this character to play?
It’s a completely different person.
I’ve still got a big red mane of hair.
Kelly and Zelena are completely different.
It’s not a massive stretch.
Also, obviouslyI lost my magic, too, at the end of season 6.
I think she’s a bit more sweet and less complex than Zelena.
What kind of history do Kelly and Roni, as their cursed characters, have?
They had fallen out, so they’re not really on speaking terms.
She needs to make up with me to try and get my help.
Will we get to see Zelena in this new Enchanted Forest via flashback?
Not in the old Enchanted Forest.
But yeah, you do see me in the new fairy tale land in the [fall finale].
In the script, it’s called, “New FTL” New Fairy Tale Land.
You do see me in that with Regina and my daughter, Robin.
What kind of relationship does Zelena have with her daughter?
Super excited to not be holding a heavy doll this season.
[Laughs] It really hurt!
and just magic it up?"
They would always laugh about it.
I’m like, “Oh, thank God!
Yay, I don’t have to carry her!”
That’s been really great.
We have great chemistry, and I’m really enjoying working with her.
I think it’s great casting.
It’s really cute.
It’s really cute.
We have a really good relationship.
Once Upon a Time’s fall finale airs Friday at 8 p.m.
