Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26715865-20151102073210/@comment-4427410-20151102155820

I prefer a full story arc. But I didn't care for those occasional stand alone episodes about Cinderella, Jiminy Cricket and Leroy. They didn't really add to the overall narrative for Season 1. At least not for me. Kitsis and Horowitz could have explored Emma's past as a foster child, without the Cinderella angle. The backstory for Hansel and Gretel - namely their attempt to get an apple for Regina - struck me as overdone and overrated. Nothing came from Leroy and Archie's backstories. Even Red, who had a great backstory in Season 1, didn't have much of an impact, due to the character's disappearing presence on the show. They should have recast Red Riding Hood, after Meghan Orry left to try her luck on that Josh Holloway series for CBS.