Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4519633-20141022032431/@comment-25926288-20160517005201

Nothing is exempt from having a decent magic continuity. I would say system, but continuity would do. Once have a bad habit of instead of using something familiar they pull something out of thin air aka the plot. HP apparently has a poor magic system, but there's at least apremise of knowing some rules and what the character will do next. It's probably why they have Regina almost always use fireballs. It's because they know they are wrong when they choose to rather make up stuff. They are working on it, but it's already too late when half of the show was prior to half of these newfound rules. XD

I actually think the effects are good. Most magic shows simply do cuts, while this does smoke and lights that tend to look real good. I mean, Supernatural uses smoke and light quite often, but then they have hilarious things like never showing angels or demons teleport.

Yeah, the Mills are apprently fire happy. I think it was covering up magical continuity. Because we're suppose to get the idea that Hyde is powerful so he resists the full power of the fireball of Zelena's, but he is powerless before Rumple. But if you pay attention closely, Rumple simply chokes him. Thus, if Zelena choked Hyde would she be as effective as Rumple? Probably, but then we solved the plot, lol.

Magic is a hereditary thing, otherwise it has to be acquired. Since Once is banging our heads that magic started from the Holy Grail, I could only imagine that random curses and DOs and Merlin led to bestowal of powers which passed on thru the genetic pool. ........I haven't a clue.

Belle used a potion.