Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20170327005929/@comment-31564770-20170329152002

It's sad that the writers have resorted to just "don't question it, it looks fine if you don't start asking questions" because I too really enjoy analyzing things. I actually started a whole thread on the technicalities of Regina and Serum Queen's relationship, but we very quickly hit a wall and our theories ended up crying on the floor because Hrunting broke all logic. The writers just didn't take the time to come up with a system for the serum, and they didn't develop the WR enough either. That said, I really do want to believe in A&E and trust they will develop the WR more later. If we never go back there I'll be quite upset, because in my opinion the earlier seasons had mostly a good, logical, and airtight world. The attention to detail on this show is a lot of what drew me in, and they're slipping a bit which makes me very upset. What makes a good show in my opinion is both narrative (plot and character development) and attention to detail (things like character quirks such as Henry's operations, and logical fluff). Once used to be really good for both, but this season attention to detail is falling apart. For example, the serum that split Regina and the EQ has so many inconsistencies. Theorizing anything with it is nigh impossible because on the surface it seems reasonable but that reasonableness is shallow. The minute you dig more than a few meters down, it all falls apart. The serum, however, is much more minor of an offense than the WR. They've given us almost no info on it, and now they've sent a major Big Bad there to be reformed in a world where everyone hates her/wants her dead/some combination thereof. I really do want to believe we will return to the WR soon, but I'm struggling to keep my skeptical side locked up here. Please, A&E and all the other writers, fix this!