Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-11058666-20150819040345/@comment-25926288-20150827021115

Wonderful explanation, Rena! Some people may defend the show, but you can see that there must be a problem if these shaky morals isn't their intended effect, which it was not the effect they were aiming for. I wonder if it's just the writing staff or lack of proper execution or whatever, because that is off-topic.

I prefer complex characters and on a slight off-note, I think I like certain characters in certain types of episodes. I think the massive centrics tend to not do as well as ensemble ones.We have maybe two ensemble episodes an arc and maybe if we had like a better spread and unique grouping. But, themn agai early season 4 was pretty irrelevant in terms of flashbacks other than Emma's. Actually, there is my point. Irrelevant character centrics seem to hurt (my view) more than it helps.

One of my top characters is Snow. Bandit princess and she became my favorite after season 2 and into 3, then she dropped into a piut of tar and they tosswed some feathers on her and I don't think they care. She's some caricature of her goodness. Are we sure she has her heart or is this some zombie Snow? When Snow casted the DC, that was the Snow I loved, but that was like the last time I saw the old her before she got a personality extract.

Same goes for all. It seems as if some of certain character's personality is being drained and they just become a shell of their former self. That's what has happened to Regina, Snow, A bit to Rumple, a bit of Hook, and so on. I just think for Emma, she's just hit her head on a rock. Watch season 1 and then now and it's like she drunk some "special" drink to get this way. Or maybe it's like she hasn't slept in a night. Or maybe that was just the make up, lol XD