New story, who dis?
Its a tale as old as time.
We season 7 veterans were here for every iteration of and explanation for Regina/Roni there is.
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Who is it, if you dont remember?
Oh, its Henry.
But lets go back a second.
Operation Cobra is complete.
And he has to get on a motorcycle (?!
LOL, OKAY) and find out where he belongs.
Do you, Henry.
Anyway, after a shift of very important riders, Henry goes home and throws down his keys.
We get a close-up shot of that swan keychain from back in season 2.
Thats right, yall.
This new story is about the gentrification of magic.
But Henry is not impressed.
Meanwhile, in my favorite twist ever, Cinderella is working at a chicken restaurant.
She has integrity, so she refuses to apologize and quits.
Back in Cinderellas real world, theyre doing some damage control after that carriage crash.
THE NEW REGINA, WITH A WONDERFUL LOOSE-CURL BOB.
She owns a bar now that sometimes Alice (Rose Reynolds) hey, girl lurks on top of.
Ronis is being bought out by Belfrey.
Victoria Belfrey (Gabrielle Anwar), the evil stepmother.
Sheschangingthe neighborhood, and its the whitest version of gentrification youve ever seen.
She steals his motorcycle after a quick jab to the jaw.
She says that if she cant find her soon, theyll both pay because Victoria is going to bepissed.
And thats when we meet Victoria.
Shes terrible and fierce and wonderful and works in a giant tower and people treat her like Miranda Priestly.
She clips the Fairy Godmothers wings off while shes sleeping.
But to prove a point, she decides to use the wand to legitimately eliminate Cinderellas Fairy Godmother.
Lucy makes a wish in this abandoned lot before telling Jacinda that she found her father.
DO YOU GET IT?
stands over him with a wink.
He drank something that sent him into Alices clutches.
And hes torturing people, so hes doing great.
Back at Ronis, Henry is having a chit-chat with Jacinda.
She wants a little home out on an island in the bay.
And to boot, she threatens Henry.
Naturally, when Henry walks out to leave, his car is gone.
But those are the cursed memories!!
And thats why he cant write.
But Jacinda rolls up because shes ready to live her story now.
The only problem is their car gives out.
In Cinderellas world, Jacinda finally confronts the prince to kill him, but she cant follow through.
She sees that dagger and stops herself.
Man, dating in magic world is TOUGH TIMES.
She blames it on Cinderella, but Henry tells Cinderella to take his bike and meet him later.
Theyll escape at midnight into that portal back to his world.
Lucy is concerned about Henry, but hey, sometimes you have to make a clean break.
Ivy also turns Lucys storybook over to be destroyed because fiction is harder than fantasy.
But when Rogers holds it, something stirs inside of him.
Back in Cinderella-land, Henry attempts to meet Cinderella at the portal, but she doesnt show.
As he steps toward that portal, he finds Cinderellas slipper right there at the rebirth flowers.
You know what that means?
Operation Glass Slipper is a GO.
Its Weaver, a.k.a.
Thats why its named Ronis!
As for Jacinda, she returns to Mr.
Clucks and gets her job back.
And Henry shows back up to that random lot with a bouquet of hyacinths.
And Rogers stands with that book, longingly looking at a drawing of Emma.
In that moment, Henry finds the first line to his next book.
With that, a hyacinth grows in that vacant lot.
And so begins our next happily ever after.
