Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26159109-20170317173209/@comment-6175354-20170508184711

JennaMae wrote: In the network's eyes though, they probably know that the next story/arc would get more viewers if billed as "OUAT season 7" than as a spinoff with a new name. They'd be renewing the show for financial reasons only. Which is unfortunate. I would expect a good chunk of viewers to tune in for 7x01 to see what exactly happened to the no-longer mains, but the ratings would crash soon after when the fans realize what's going on.

It'd be a sad end to the show when it looks like season 6 will end on a satisfying-enough note. This is exactly why OUaT should be canceled after the Season 6 finale. There is no way the network did not know last summer, that several of the series regulars did not want to renew their contracts. This really just seems like a greedy way to milk the fact, that Colin O'Donoghue was still stuck in his contract.