‘Once Upon a Time’ season 5, episode 18 video: Mulan, Ruby run into Dorothy

There’s a reason that Sunday night’s new episode of “Once Upon a Time” is entitled “Ruby Slippers,” and it goes beyond just the fact that we are going to be in and around Oz. Ruby is also going to get a chance to communicate with some of the people from that world!

You can get a small taste of what is to come in this episode in the sneak peek below, where you see Meghan Ory’s character alongside Mulan (Jamie Chung) in Oz, and the two end up running into Dorothy and her “little dog” Toto. As it turns out, Toto’s got quite a nose for wolves, but Dorothy at first things that Ruby or Mulan are a witch upon first approaching them. For the most part, that’s who her pooch has apparently been trained to detect.

As soon as she is corrected, it is then on to the next order of business, which is for the most part trying to find a way in order to ensure that Dorothy is directed the right way, and that there’s a good relationship forged between the three of them. This could prove valuable rather quickly, given that Zelena is apparently quickly approaching at the end of the preview.

Unfortunately, this clip does not make much of a mention of a potential Red / Mulan romance happening — we’re still waiting for this story to cultivate, whether it is between them or some other characters. It was some time ago now that creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis said that there would be an LGBT love story on the show this season.

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