Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5094906-20150331220706/@comment-25926288-20150402211509

Actually Disney did a couple of those, but besides they also reach into American, British and Classical literature. Disney is just the all-inclusive giant hand that grips us together. the main thing is that would have to build up other characters and they should build more up-and-coming villains. We know they always create half-season arcs with a villain. The only non-Disney villain they were able to build up and make nice and complex was Rumplestiltskin. Post season season two, the villain arcs were using what was pre-established by Disney with a twist, some better than other. Like Ursula: I like her story as a whole because they didn't use Disney Ursula but their own twist, a composite cecaelia and Ariel character (basically half-Ariel, half-Ursula, coated in originality (Goddess Ursula)).

However, they use Disney and popular characters to add to the show, but they need more built up villains. Someone in the background building up forces or power to do whatever. It would have been nice to see Ingrid snooping around at least once in the prior season. Or the royals, and King George takeover or something of Storybrooke.

But with the current product they are selling to us viewers, the new material always have to relate to the adventure/action/mystery genre. Knowing this and a way to involve the main five, then it's perfect, but many sories and ideas don't last any further.