Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20161205015930/@comment-25926288-20170102233853

Can't argue such a thorough opinion, but I guess something have some reason to it. Like,

1. Regina would be the one to go save Emma. If they kept the genie rules intact, then it could only be her and anyone she'd invite. Regina's the most capable of the bunch to actually survive (because magic reigns supreme in Once). Hook had some debate with David and they settled on a plan (before David tricked him and Jasmine). So, he wasn't planning on sitting around, just wanting to cooperate with others to get the lamp from Queenie.

2. I never felt a fondness for Neal, but the hate is far unproportional. We haven't the slightest clue on how old Neal actually was and the writers pretty much admit that they don't do math. But hey, the writers are pretty lax on any sexual fronts. They hint at Neal to that degree because he was a major plot element. You can be upset with the random (and they are) pop-ups from his appearances, but Neal was important to Emma's and Rumple's story. If Henry's father was August, then we'd have August shown about.

3. The writers love evil too much. So, they want their cake and eat it too. They want their three villains redeemed, but they want them to do terrible things as well. Hook had the Dark Hook arc, Regina has this, and Rumple has his mess.

4. Once teaches you that you may always have hope, but "Love is weakness", which explains the terrible state of characters you saw. A really great moral for us to learn. XD