Board Thread:Rant and Rave/@comment-31937823-20180102211252/@comment-27060727-20180104004133

CS was only central to 5A.... 5B was undeniably Zelena's arc more than anyone else's. So I've always been a bit confused when people seem to forget Zelena/Hades was the other major half when talking about "season 5" as a whole.

I do think that when I look at the individual episodes of 5A, individual characters were better served with their centrics than in 5B, and I don't think any of them were "bad." And I personally don't have a problem with Emma not having gone full evil - that wouldn't have been believable to me. But I think the writers having her fake it instead of actively resisting when interacting with others the whole time created a negative "expectations vs. reality" situation for some fans.

I do have gripes about the (non)wrap ups for the recurring characters though. They semi-tried with the rewrite of Arthur and Meridas endings but they kinda messed up with structuring the midseason finale in the first place. So I guess the only way this could have been remedied is if season 5 hadn't been split into two. Would've been better for exploring The Darkness origins as well.