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I think it made Season 5 my favorite season, exceeding Season 3. It was fun getting to see some of the dead characters again without having to revive them, and Hook, one of my two favorite characters, did get revived in the end. More Cora and Peter Pan, fun to see Pan be the last of many characters to get damned to hell this season since he's one of the most evil villains of the show. I was surprised at Cora's redemption and going to Olympus, since she was also one of the most evil, but she did have a sympathetic backstory. Also more Gaston (I saw his episode after the new Beauty and the Beast since I took a big break between Seasons 3 and 4), and seeing he wasn't so different from his Disney counterpart after all

Though on the subject of damnation, so I'm sure no one felt sorry for Silver, Gaston, James, or especially Pan, but it was pretty dark to see Milah and Auntie Em go to hell

Hades was a pretty cool villain, and his death was pretty spectacular to me, and not very underwhelming, especially considering who killed him and who she could have killed instead, leaving suspense up to that point.

As for Zelena, with her having such a long run as a villain it was good to see her get her redemption, although it did happen rather quickly considering how many times she's betrayed the heroes.