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I also wanna do a rundown of all the main couples on the show.

Snowing - They are the anchor couple of the show. Their story in season 1 is actually quite charming (moo) and endearing, and it's obvious that Ginny and Josh have great chemisty - they wound up marrying each other! I rewatched most season 1 episodes recently and found myself honestly shipping those two, they are so adorable in season 1 and the hurdles they have to overcome are far more gripping for the mere fact that they are so low-key: David being married, his wanting to give Kathryn a chance paired with his inability to just tell her he's in love with someone else... That double valentine's day card scene in 1.12 is so perfect, I love it. It makes for believable, compelling drama. I miss those minor things. Since then, Snowing hasn't really had to overcome that many obstacles as a couple, I guess. They were apart throughout the first arc of season 2, fought for a bit in Neverland, and of course Snow killed Charming (very quickly, lol) in the missing year. They've been fine and stable and happy with one another for a while though, and that's good, honestly. We know they're meant to be together, so, why bother breaking them up over trivial things? Especially because it might seep into Ginny and Josh's marriage - depends on how methodic those two actors are. :P

Outlaw Queen - It's like Eskaver took my words out of my mouth and wrote them down here. I couldn't agree more, everything about this pairing feels random, odd, forced, lackluster, pre-ordained and just something we're basically meant to put up with because of reasons. I don't see why Regina needed a boyfriend, especially as early on in the series as season 3. I don't see why it needed to be Robin Hood, but that's really not a problem, since, well, why Hook and Emma anyway? Because. I also don't get what Robin and Regina see in one another and I can't stand what the writers do to make their relationship run more smoothly: they dance around every atrocity Regina's done in her past. Yes, Robin has been shown to know she was the Evil Queen. That being said, he's never fully acknowledged all of the horrible things she's done, the most important of them being that, um... SHE KILLED MARIAN!! In the original timeline, Regina had her executed. She was the reason Robin became a widower in the first place. I was excited to see that coming to the surface in season 4, but no such luck, Robin has never been shown to know that. When Regina told him in "Lily" that Zelena killed Marian, I was pissed, cos it was just soooo darn convenient for her. She was let off the hook. I mean... true, she's not responsible for killing Marian anymore, but in another life (sort of) she was! Sigh...

Captain Swan: I agreed with Eskaver on Outlaw Queen, but not on this one. You say this ship also feels rushed and forced, but why? Hook and Emma met in 2.05, shared instant chemistry (some people just do) in 2.06, they were enemies for most of season 2 and had an understanding in its finale, grew closer in Neverland when Emma thought Neal was dead, shared their first kiss in 3.05, then Neal became an inpediment, Hook admitted he loved her in 3.06, he came back for her (traded his ship!!) in 3.12, she kissed him to save his life (as opposed to actually giving him CPR...) and sacrificed her magic, they shared an adventure together in the finale and kissed at the end of it all, drifted through season 4 and she finally admitted she loved him in this year's finale. It actually feels, to me, like they've done quite an extensive, detailed job exploring this ship, over the course of 3 years. More so than I'd realized before. I don't actually ship them (I'm blasé about the vast majority of couples), but I don't mind them either.

Rumbelle - Absolutely revolting and shockingly disgusting at times. Let's see where it goes in season 5.

Alyrus (???) - It's odd how, in episode 2 of the spin-off, when we get the story of how Alice and Cyrus met and fell in love, it goes like this: they met and fell in love. No twist. Certainly nothing like Snow and Charming. Still, they were cute enough, and the actors had palpable chemistry.

Scarlet Queen - I like this ship name. :P Cos scarlet is red anyway. They are actually my favorite ship of the whole universe, and it pains me that we still don't know what happened to them as a couple, or to Ana as an individual. I cannot get over how annoyed I am over Will being utterly wasted in season 4 and demoted for season 5, and I'm still considering not following the show anymore this fall...

Book Thief - This, of course, is the random Belle/Will pairing. Whatever. Does anyone anywhere even ship this?

I won't be arsed with the other couples that involve dead people.