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If OUAT continued until the end of an eighth season it might have given them time to properly flesh out the new characters and the Coven. Alas, while there have been some great episodes, the overarching story feels a little bit too rushed. They've dumped the Coven too soon.

In my mind, ep1-11 would've formed the backbone of S7 with additional development spread in-between. The series would've focused on developing Gothel and the Coven as the big bads and exploring Tremaine's true story. Lucy would be woken perhaps a few episodes before the finale.

The series would end with the murder of Doctor Sage and the secret revelation of Lucy's parentage. S8 would explore the Candy Killer antihero plot (and the departure of Drizella and Ana) and the introduction of Facilier/Samdi and Naveen/Drew.