Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-34924658-20170504173357

Okay, so anyone who watches this show knows one of the things it is known for is our seasonal villain, also known as, the Big Bad. Every season so far has presented us with a new Big Bad to face. But while S1-3's big bads were fairly easy to deduce, it becomes harder and harder after that, due to multiple Big Bads being present. So my question is: Who do you guys consider the Big Bads of each season? And who do you find to be the best of them all.

My opinions:


 * 1) Season 1- Regina, obviously. The only season so far to start with a big bad and end with them.


 * 1) Season 2 (e1-16) - Cora and (e16-onwards) Tamara and Greg. This season is slightly different, in that, it isn't entirely split into two arcs. Cora holds the position for a major portion of the season and and then Tamara and Greg take it.


 * 1) Season 3a - Pan, ofc.


 * 1) Season 3b - Zelena, ofc.


 * 1) Season 4a - Ingrid. Gold could be argued, but I saw him as more of a secondary threat. Ingrid was the primary enemy.


 * 1) Season 4b - Rumple and the Queens. This is where it gets to a "could be argued" point. Some people consider it Isaac and Rumple, or Zelena and Rumple, or just Rumple. But to me, it's def Rumple and the Queens. Zelena was a problem, no doubt, but she was just a background problem. Meanwhile, Isaac was actually pretty friendly until the finale. It's Rumple and the Queens that were directly operating against our heroes and concocting the plot. And they lasted much longer than Isaac or Zelena (Isaac and Zelena were around after the Queens but not as long as the Queens were)


 * 1) Season 5a - Nimue overall, Arthur for the flashbacks, Emma the present. Zelena joins Arthur as one in the EF, and Hook joins Nimue but she's clearly manipulating him so. Emma is our upfront antagonist in Storybrooke, while Arthur and Zelena take it in the EF. But overall, it's Nimue that's our problem and she takes the role of the final boss.


 * 1) Season 5b - Hades. You could possibly argue Cruella, Gold, Pan, etc. But Hades is the enemy. The others were just his minions.


 * 1) Season 6a - I'm not caught up past 5 but it seems to me that it was the Evil Queen.


 * 1) Season 6b - Fiona. 