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One thing I think they need to do is change the character dynamics. Ok, the show has a base in Fairy tales, so a certain amount of shipping is unavoidable. However, they need to somehow grow the "props" (to use Esks sadly accurate description).

They actually have some set up to do exactly that. WIth Emma as the Dark ONe, it may fall to David and Hook (and Snow) to work together in order to lead the group on a quest that would result in a seperation of the Dark One from Emma. Rumple is going to need some time to recover, and maybe they can increase Belle's importance during that transition. And while Regina might be a better choice for leading any quests (and probably has more incentive than most to do exactly that), she is going to have her hands full with her Sister.

Bottom line is that they have to really want to increase the characters roles. They aren't killing them, they just need to use them better.

And, at the risk of going slightly off topic, I think it would be fun to see some episodes with Killian and David really working together. (kinda like some of what we saw in Neverland).