Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26225812-20150618081046/@comment-25926288-20150721222728

Yeah, he was a sympathetic villain (vs irrational Regina) and then to have his straight up evil would be a novel idea if they didn't have sympathetic items lurking in the background poorly emphasized.

Like his heart dakrkening could have been foreshadowed or something and that would garner some sympathy. Some dream about Zelena returning and torturing him would have been nice. Or something else.

Emma looks to be having a newer concept in mind, but almost like accidental insanity or something.