Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20170523135328/@comment-32042217-20170523170424

The plotline for the episode was a bit crappy, IMO. It was really rushed and you could tell they didn't really think it through. The main focus of the episode was the music and the wedding, and everything besides that was kind of thrown away. So for me, whenever there wasn't a musical number going on, the episode wasn't the best and borderline cringeworthy.

In terms of the music, I can say without a doubt it is one of the best soundtracks for a TV musical special I have heard. The songs are SUPER catchy and addictive, so they definitely didn't fail on that front. My list of songs would have to be Happy Beginning, Powerful Magic, Revenge Is Gonna Be Mine, Love Doesn't Stand A Chance (it was too short!), Emma's Theme (it wasn't actually her theme which pissed me off a bit, but oh well), Wicked Always Wins (really cheesy and I've never been a big Zelena fan, but it wasn't TOO horrible, just not my taste), and then The Queen Sings and Charmings Vs Evil Queen weren't really songs, they were just kind of weird mashups of verses that didn't fit together.

As for the ratings/viewership, I think Once has lost a lot of fans over the last few seasons. Seasons 4 and 5 both had their good moments but overall weren't great, so that lost a lot of viewers. I honestly kind of forget what 6A was even about, it wasn't good and super forgettable. But 6B has been a huge improvement for me so far and I'm sad that so many people didn't stick around. I'm really hoping that with S7 being such a huge reboot/rehaul in terms of cast and setting and storylines, it will bring back the magic and mystery that the show has been lacking ever since 3A/B