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Has anyone ever noticed that almost every single Main Villain gets defeated before the finale? Like I didn’t realize til recently just how many of them do. Hardly any villain makes it into the finale.

Let’s review:


 * 1) Regina - She’s in the finale but she’s more or less on Emma’s side to save Henry and the villains we deal with in this episode are Rumple and Maleficent not her.
 * 2) Cora - Defeated in Episode 16.
 * 3) Tamara and Greg - They make it into the finale but their arc didn’t start until close to then anyways.
 * 4) Pan - He makes it to the mid-finale.
 * 5) Zelena - Defeated in episode 20. The finale deals with Queen Regina. Although Zelena is still there in Marian form.
 * 6) Snow Queen - Defeated one Episode before. Rumple is who they face in the finale.
 * 7) Rumple and the Queens of Darkness - The Queens arc ends for good in Episode 20 and the villain of the finale is Isaac and alternate reality Snow, Zelena and Rumple. So Rumple makes it but he’s more or less outdone by Isaac and Snow.
 * 8) Emma - She’s the main villain for the first 8 episodes and the final two deal with Hook and Nimue.
 * 9) Hades - Episode 21 of 23
 * 10) Evil Queen and Fiona - Both of them make it. One of the few exceptions.
 * 11) Lady Tremaine - She’s a problem in the mid-finale but not the problem. Instead Gothel and Drizella are.
 * 12) Drizella - She makes it to the mid-finale but Gothel outdoes her. But she’s still here.
 * 13) Gothel - Episode 20 of 22.

So Zelena, the Queens, Hades, and Gothel’s arcs all ended at episode 20. 