Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1916997-20150312220054/@comment-1894786-20150826030032

To play Devil's Advocate, they aren't too big on backwards continuity anymore. Season 1 was one big cohesive story, but then pretty much most things from season 1 were dropped a few episodes into season 2 (Jefferson's role, whatever it was, Ruby, scenarios like when Charming said he never heard of the Mad Hatter but David remembered reading Alice In Wonderland, that sort of mental duality). Aside from Shattered Sight and Bleeding Through, when have we heard Snow address killing Cora after season 2? Much less address the blackness of her heart? Or y'know, had Rumple mention his dad again? Emma casually mentioning Ingrid in the Lily flashbacks?

They may have a great plan and now how to get there, but along the way, they're making the show less serialized and more episodic and there has to be a balance. The best thing they did in season 4 in terms of backward continuity was mention Graham and Whale's one-night stand with Snow in 4A.