Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-34924658-20161031211322/@comment-25375217-20171230190518

My old ranking didn't even include Season 6, so I should update it, too, I suppose. I'm only commenting on ones that have had their rankings changed, though, so if you're curious about my full thoughts, scroll up.


 * 1) Season 1
 * 2) Season 6A: It was mostly set-up, but it was enjoyable set-up. The Land of Untold Stories was fun while it lasted, the Evil Queen was amazing, and it was nice to finally meet the Black Fairy. While 6B failed to accomplish everything 6A introduced, that can hardly be blamed on 6A, which did its job quite well in my opinion.
 * 3) Season 7A: Yes, there are some problems with this arc. Yes, it's sad to see Emma, Snow, Charming, Belle, and Zelena go. But given what they had to work with, this arc did an excellent job of introducing a new cast of characters and giving at least me personally a reason to like them. Some characters are more likable than others -- Tiana and Cinderella are still a little iffy, though I do like Sabine and Jacinda -- but that's always been the case. A few things seem weird and there are plenty of holes, but enough of them seem like holes that will be filled in 7B that I'm willing to stay hopeful. And even if 7B fails to follow through, it doesn't change what 7A set up, and I'm personally hoping we get to see more of Henry's story in future years.
 * 4) Season 3B
 * 5) Season 2
 * 6) Season 5B: I still enjoyed the Underworld arc, but looking back on it, it's harder to justify Hades inability to be a good antagonist. He was this close, but without a proper backstory it's hard to buy anything he does because so much of it was made up of lies, we don't know what parts were truthful. And the mess that was "Ruby Slippers" may haunt my nightmares forever. Still, there were enough parts of the season that were done well -- the resolution to King Arthur, Cruella's return, and Cleo Fox (even if she was a little retcon-y) -- that it remains one of my favorites.
 * 7) Season 4A
 * 8) Season 3A: I still find this arc pretty boring, but looking at it from a more general point of view, it did its job well. Peter Pan was an interesting villain and Neverland was an interesting location; Regina and Emma were both given nice character arcs; etc. I think a lot of the lack of excitement actually comes from it being too short, not too long -- so much happened that was unnecessary. If we had gotten a full Neverland season, more of it would have been fulfilled properly and it could have been more interesting.
 * 9) Season 4B: The holes in this arc have become a bit more obvious to me. Still, I don't hate it as much as everyone else, and I enjoyed it a lot on the first watch, so nostalgia lets it keep its slightly higher ranking.
 * 10) Season 5A