Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25896389-20151203092543/@comment-25926288-20151203130420

1. Okay.

2. Okay.........

3. Um......

4. ...........

5. Delightful

I will say that I think they did okay up to episode 8. Hero Gold is shown to just be a small temporary thing because he's prone to go back to the man he was. As Belle sees, Gold has done a few heroic things, but that is not worth the risk taking since it's like a repeat of a previous instance.

I would change and 5x06 be Belle and Lancelot going on a trip to help save Rumple and their potential relationship, while going to the Witch from Brave. Their they help Merida and her shenanigans as Belle teaches Merida the same lesson and Lancelot tells her about love lost.

5x09 would be an episode where Lance and Belle are on a trip part 2. Lance and Belle journey to Lady of the Lake and so on. Merida and Mulan travel to her as well. Arthur and Zelena does so too. Teaming up and Lance gives a speech, the fight scene has Belle knock out Zelena with knowledge (sleeping powder somehow) while she's fighting Mulan. Lance defends Merida from crazy Arthur and they have some character moments. Arthur and Zel retreat and stuff happens.

I'd probably keep everything the same, but tone down Hook's antics a little.