Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-34392388-20180309051343/@comment-1826156-20180309203410

I agree it felt rushed, especially in Season 5. I could have used some more time with them since personally I enjoyed the drama between Regina and Cora even as it frustrated me. But that's me. I don't know if I'd call it bad writing but I would say that they could have used some less than stellar episodes in both season 2 and 5 to work with Cora more. In fact, dump the whole Tamara and Greg arc that most of us were bored by and they could have really delved into the story. Ultimately, I believe in season 2 the writers had taken Cora where they wanted to and were done with that, probably for the best since we may have gotten tired of it if it had went any longer.

Season 5 though...Cora was still pretty nasty until Hades stripped her of her power. I'd have liked just one more epsiode showing her redemption...maybe the feeling of time running out was what they were going for there. She was a wonderful actress and character. But the show had to move on without her.