Zelena (Once Upon a Time)
In December 2013, Rebecca Mader was cast as the Wicked Witch of the West. She made multiple appearances during the second half of season three and was promoted to a series regular for the show's fifth season. The role of the Wicked Witch of the West was written specifically for Rebecca Mader. It was announced that the writers had chosen not to continue with Zelena's storyline and Mader would not be returning for the seventh season of the show. However, Mader later revealed that she would be returning for multiple season seven episodes.
Rocky Road (Once Upon a Time)
This episode marks the introduction of Michael Socha as Will Scarlet/the Knave of Hearts to the main cast, who previously starred in the spin-off series "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland". On April 1, 2014, it was reported that Michael Socha was in talks to reprise his role as Will Scarlet/Knave of Hearts as a series regular in the fourth season of "Once Upon a Time". On April 20, 2014, it was confirmed that Michael Socha will become a regular for Season 4 of the parent series.This outing posted a 2.7/7 among 18-49s with 7.92 million viewers tuning in, an 18% drop from the previous episode.