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Season 5 was easily the best part of the show. I loved how they finally did an arc that brought Emma and Hook into the center stage. They are my favorite characters. And also I loved Zelena and Cora's redemption arcs. As with most seasons, I found the first half better than the second.

Season 6 might be only eleven episodes, but I've already seen enough of it to place it here. I kind of liked the nostalgic feel of it, with the return of old characters we haven't seen in a while, particularly the ones like Archie, Ashley, and August who were a focus in season one. But I preferred the Evil Queen and Hyde as villains over Gideon, since I'm not that into most Rumple storylines.

Season 4 was the point, in my opinion, when the show really started getting good. The first three seasons were all right, but they felt more like exposition. Season 4 on - that's where the real story happened. The first half, the Frozen arc, was the best part, and it was the main reason I started watching this show in the first place; I started considering somewhere around 2014, and finally decided to watch it after I heard they were adapting Frozen. Today, after seeing all 122 episodes and more, I feel the story of Frozen tied in so well. The second half was still good because I loved the storyline with Hook and Ursula, Maleficent and Lily, the alternate reality, and the cliffhanger with Emma's becoming the Dark One. The one downside was Isaac, who is hands-down one of the most annoying characters on this show.

Season 3 comes here. For some reason, I found the Neverland arc better, and I cannot say why, even though I think the best episodes of the season were the time travel finale, which are also one of my favorite episodes overall. The downside for this season was I felt it focused too much on Rumple and a redemption arc that made him feel like a completely different person.

Season 1 comes here. It was a really great season, if somewhat slow starting out. But I often find that with this show it typically gets better with every season. I loved that this is the season where most of the characters most iconic moments happened. The fact that I place it this low says more about how much I love the others than how I feel about it, because I did love it.

Season 2, even without the Greg and Tamara arc, would have been the worst season. I just could never get into it, which is ironic since it introduced my favorite character: Hook. But unlike other seasons, I found this season to be completely dull unless Hook or Cora were there. The part where Snow and Emma were trapped in the Enchanted Forest seemed to drag on forever, there was too much Rumbelle, and (like Isaac) Greg was one of the most annoying characters on the show, which kind of brought this season down for me. Also, I found Whale and Anton's backstories to be kind of boring. Scenes with Cora, Emma, Hook, Neal, and (usually) Regina were the only upside to this season.