Board Thread:Rant and Rave/@comment-28162607-20170818082458/@comment-25926288-20170830123333

Aine1989 wrote: I think the problem is they made the most interesting plot (the Untold Stories) in the background and the least interesting plot (Split Queen) front and centre. Well, to be fair to them, I don't think they were aware of that.

I think what would have added some substance to the Split arc would have been Serum Queen and Serum Hook, to give Hook and Regina some shared screentime (which would help in the upcoming season) and then 6x10 could have had Emma using Hrunting to destroy Serum Hook, while Serum Queen flees. (Of course, early on, the Queen or Hyde makes Serum Hook).

This way, we'd have Regina dealing with her darkness (and greatly struggle), Hook to not carry Emma's purse, and Rumple being tempted to do the wrong thing.