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The Final Battle (which was a bit retread and shaky) will always feel like a series finale due to it being the end of the story.

7 was a soft reboot which is quasi-sequel, quasi-not. So it was in itself a beginning and an end.

I would dare say 7’s finale is arguably the worst. It’s a good episode with lots of good stuff, but (I exaggerated) it is a separate two parter of a partially separate season.

So, not actually the worst, but the concept was not a good decision. With a soft reboot, they created distance from the first six seasons. The finale was an attempt to bring it back, but it sort of gets stuck in that wide middle gap. The season 7 newbies are essentially trashed (Tiana, Naveen, Ella and Lucy) and the Season 6 oldies get small cameos. So, none get full justice and the three standing pillars (Hook, Regina, and Rumple) consume the remains of the show.

In other words, Emma was the Golden pillar while H2R were silver pillars. Henry was a bronze pillar.

As for the finales in terms of content, 6 had plot hiccups with intense suspense and pace. 7 had character moments and a steady, dull flow. Both good in their own right.