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8Rob wrote: Worst

1. Swan Song. The biggest pile of crap I've seen broadcasted on TV. Bad written and poorly acted. Even Lana sucked as the EQ in the flashback.

The only good thing I can remember is the soundtrack from the very last scene, when they open the portal to the UW. It was awesome. Other than that, garbage.

2. The Bear King. What that hell was that. They totally wasted 1 one of screen time. And they needed that hour, because from that episode foward, everything was way too rushed.

3. Rubby Slippers. They way Ruby got to the UW was way too stupid. It was like the UW was a normal realm, where you can go whenever you like. Also, Ruby and Dorothy fell in love after like 2 lines. Literally

4. Selfless, Brave and True. Pointless and bad written. One of the most boring episodes so far.

5. Dark Waters. Hook episodes are always forced because they have to make him fit into the main storyline, but this one was something else. Are we supposed to believe that the submarine came in the dirigible in 6x01? Because it was never explained how in the world did the submarine came to this world. Also, I don't get how that submarine was in the Enchanted Forest in the first place. We have never seen such technology before there. They still use fire for god's sake!

Don't forget that the Hook and Henry issues were nonexistent leading up to the episode and so they were so forced and seemingly over poptarts which was not what the drama really was about. It was Hook acting like Henry's new dad. But since they never really explored Henry or even Rumple's grief over losing Neal, the buildup was not even there. Like had Henry's posted a logical objection to going to the Underworld JUST for Hook, and Hook doing more to unintentionally 'replace' Neal in Henry's life, then the issues would be more balanced and built up for the episode, but they weren't. It was so biased towards Hook's side. I get that we don't get to see the new parent's side in media, but this wasn't written well enough to be sold. They made Henry out to look like a brat and Hook to be a complete victim. That storyline which resonates with real kids and step parents, really fell flat in my opinion.