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Season 5: The season of CaptainSwan and random side stories. Least favorite season tied with Season 4.

5A: The third episode was definitely boring and not even the least bit memorable. The midseason finale also felt a bit muddled and cliché. It also destroyed Belle's credibility (rejecting the man she wanted Rumple to be in the previous episode and then sleeping with him in this one) and it seemed like Emma was basically dragging everyone to Hell for Hook. Compared to everyone actually wanting to save him, like with Henry.

5B: The Brothers Jones was the most boring (except for the Cruella bit and Snow saying she thought it was Charming), Ruby Slippers was confusing (plus the rushed LGBT relationship where Mulan still gets nobody), and Last Rites. The way Robin (who wasn't treated as poorly as Will and Belle in character development and usage) was killed off randomly and then Hades was too per convenience (with no backstory of his life pre-Underworld), and that CaptainSwan reunion at his grave. I had never been so pissed.

Season 6 so far: Dark Waters. Once again, I don't hate Hook. But his backstory episodes are just either boring, dreary, or really depressing. This one was not only boring, but brought up an issue that wasn't even a problem. Hook stepping up as new father for Henry. They never even had issues. It was forced, the timeline was so off, and Evil Queen with Rumple= No. Cringe-worthy. Wow. Plus she was pretty campy and it is so overrated by fans.