Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151130020049/@comment-26229833-20151202113354

I've had no qualms about this season except a few things:

-So turning Hook into the Dark One was for character-building purposes only? Because, I thought it may haven't been a good idea for another Dark One. I thought it was going to be all about Dark Swan. But I am still impressed that Emma has been able to resist the darkness (sort of) and kept her goal to destroy the darkness.

-Do the characters know their true priorities? Has anyone considered that if Arthur didn't swing Excalibur at Hook, he wouldn't have been nicked or bleeding to death and Emma wouldn't have turned him into a dark one and the darkness would've been vanquished? Also, why did they bring Zelena into the castle, they could've kept her locked in Granny's freezer and tended to by Granny or something. If she hadn't helped Arthur, none of this would've happened. It is the same in the case of the Snow Queen. If the Duke hadn't used Helga as a shield, Helga wouldn't be dead. I thought Ingrid would go after him, rather than torment the sisters and curse an entire town.

-I loved Merlin, but I didn't see him much as the "most powerful wizard/sorcerer in all the realms". How could they just kill him in the end? I thought his departure from the show would have been deferential or dignified. After all, he was the most powerful sorcerer, with good intentions, great power and immortality and able to see the future. I felt that character could've been more ultimate, because we've been waiting since the start of Season 4 for the sorcerer and then to reveal someone who has been stuck in a tree, and like many of you stated, tethered and controlled and then killed off.

-I haven't seen a lot of support coming from the Charmings. I know they've stated a couple of times that they have faith in her and trust her but not the darkness within her (which is a valid point), but I felt Hook and Regina were more of the motivaters.

Other than that, let light prevail and the darkness be vanquished (but after some time. I am looking forward to the Underworld arc). I hope Nimue is also vanquished, so that if the source of all Dark One power is destroyed, so are the rest.