Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26159109-20151206093403/@comment-26159109-20151206155917

Arctucrus wrote: Eskaver wrote: I do agree that Stephen Lord's performance is underrated. People want young and hot Peter Pan back, but I rather Stephen Lord. He had little character quirks and stuff which made it show how Rumple became who he was.

I'd say that SftDV was good, especially best of 4b, which I think many people can agree.

My overrated episode is not shocking. The Captain Swan adventures Two-parter. It had no real ramifications and everyone knows I don't particularly like Hook and it led into the worst thing to happen to Once since shoddy writing. Selling out.

Underrated: Well, I love all episodes, big or small, but I'll try to list something different. I'll say Dreamy. Or even Price of Gold. These were perfect episodes to have when diverging from the core cast, but even still they continue to develop the core cast.

I'd go even further and say that season 2 was underrated. Season 2, to me, is better than every season following it, even the Greg and Tamara stuff. I never fully understoof the Greg and Tamara hate, because they added an extra focal point and I only saw them as terrible when they were written off so swiftly. Season 2 may have not been the best, but it had a better sense of adventure and actual conflicts that weren't only central to the main casta nd those character plots weren't dropped like they are now. I mean even David and Belle were better off in season 2. And Snow too. I couldn't agree more about Season 2. Season 2, to me, made the most sense out of all the seasons. The plot was smoothed out, it flowed, everything made sense and followed -- unlike current seasons where (unlike Season 2's well-paced, leisurely stroll) we rush everything to the end, then there's an abrupt stop, then we rush everything to the end again, then there's an abrupt stop, etc.

I prefer the old format. :| Season 2: when the plot made sense.

But honestly, I would've been fine if we didn't get episodes like Tiny or The Evil Queen.