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Who do you guys think is the Big Bad/main villain of Season 5? Anyone who knows me well knows that the "Big Bads" (main antagonist/villain) are my favorite parts of the show. And most every season has some sort of argument. Do we count Rumple for Season 1? Should Tamara and Greg be added for Season 2 or just Cora? And even Pan for Season 2? Do we add the Queens for 4B? Is Drizella, Rapunzel or Gothel the big bad for 7A? However, most of those have solutions. I am majorly biased for 4B because I love the Queens of Darkness, but even I can admit that the real Big Bad in 4B is Rumple. However, the one season I can't find a solution for is 5A. There is no clear major threat here, just a lot (and I mean lot) of contenders. Let's review them:


 * 1) Emma - Probably the best contender, as she is the main threat for Storybrooke to stop....... until episode 8 where she abandons her plans.
 * 2) Arthur - The main villain of the flashbacks. But he's not really a problem in Storybrooke and in the season as a whole after Bear King.
 * 3) Zelena - The lesser contender, but she's Arthur's accomplice in the flashbacks and one for Hook in the present, so she's arguable.
 * 4) Hook - Another pretty good contender, as he takes the reigns in the final two episodes and cast the curse, but he ends up getting redemption and is clearly being manipulated by...
 * 5) Nimue - Nimue is best for for taking the position. She manipulates Hook into casting the curse for her, she's the final villain we deal with and it's her scheme they have to stop in the finale. She also pushed Emma into evil a little as well. But she only makes four appearances: One under a mask, one in Nimue, a minor one in Broken Kingdom (5x10. I don't think Broken Kingdom is the name now) and is the main villain in the finale, but even then she's using Hook to do most of the work.

So what do you guys think. Who is our main villain in 5A?

Looking over what I just said, I think Emma might fit best now. Because she's the main antagonist from 1-8. 9 doesn't deal with the current plotline, so that only leaves her off the playing field for two episodes. Hades wasn't the main villain for the final two episodes of 5B, Ingrid wasn't for 4x11, Zelena wasn't for the final two of 3B, etc. 