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Ok, I'm going to jump in.

Things I DON'T want in season 4.

1. Regina going all Evil again. While people seem to think that her comments to Emma indicate a turn in that direction, I don't think so. She was P*ssed, yes, who wouldn't be. I'm all for a little drama between Emma and Regina, but I think their friendship has come too far for anything lasting in the "enemy/full blown evil" category.

2. Belle just blindly forgiving Rumple. I get that Belle is a trusting individual, and has a very forgiving soul. I know a few people like that, and the world needs more of em. BUT, c'mon, she's got feelings, she is gonna feel hurt and betrayed when she finds out. I want to see her kicking Rumple to the couch at least. Let's see a real argument. Let's see Rumple have to work really, REALLY hard to get back in Belle's good graces.

3. Robin and Marion. Ok, again I get it. She was his First wife, he went to a lot of trouble to save her when she was pregnant with Roland. But he thought she was dead and moved on. He's met his real soul-mate in Regina. Let's let the Robin/Marion relationship rest.

4. Marion Dying. Ok, while I don't want Robin and Marion together, I don't want to see her die either, unless it is in some heroic act involved with saving Roland, or otherwise meaningful act that moves the story. It's OK to have Marion alive in SB, spending time with Roland, and moving on with HER life. Her dying invalidates all the effort that Emma (and Hook) went through in rescuing her, and also invalidates the redemption for Regina not having to deal with Marion's death on her conscience.

5. Flashbacks for the sake of flashbacks. I really felt the Medusa episode was lame. The backstory did not make sense. There were other backstories that fell into this category as well. One of the things that I liked about Season 1 is that the flashbacks, when you resequence them chronologically, were a coherant story in and of themselves. (basically a twisted version of Snow White). I would not mind seeing more of that.