Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20160511140401

The Underworld Arc comes to a close with a thunderous end. Conflating Greek mythology with some Christian afterlife themes draws no doubt comparisons to Dante's Inferno. We've seen people move on in either direction and it displays nothing less than a common theme that even surges through to our characters we've grown to love and enjoy. Many fans seemed to be confused whether the Underworld was a place where justice was delivered or where redemption could be found. Well, we got a solid answer.

Let's go through the list:

0. Blacktooth. He was a tad greedy, but nonetheless helpful. He suffers for all eternity.

1. Henry Sr. He was not that great a parent, but he was able to witness his daughter turning from her mother's grasp and evil ways to become the "hero" he always knew lived inside. He moves onto the better place although being quite the unheard conscience of the Evil Queen.

2. Hercules (and Megara). They were victims of Cerberus and their own fears. They moved beyond it and moved onto the better place.

3. Milah. She was a fickle, selfish woman that had abandoned her child, but she felt nothing less than regret. She suffers for all eternity.

4. Captain Silver. He was a hardened sea captain that sought after her selfish desires over the lives of many. He planned on delivering justice to those that wronged him and his crew. He suffers for all eternity.

5. Liam. He was a noble, upright man that chose his selfish desires over the lives of many. He saw how he could help his troubled brother into the light although at a terrible price. He moves onto the better place with his victims.

6. Gaston. He was a warrior bent on his prejudices that attempted to be more heroic. He gives into his hate and now suffers for all eternity.

7. James. He was a spoiled prince that died early and bent on revenge for glory and power. He suffers for all eternity.

8. Auntie Em. She was the only one to show compassion to Dorothy. She suffers for all eternity.

9. Cora. A mass-murdering, ambitious woman who was mostly heartless finds a way to regret her decisions and find remorse towards the daughters that she had wronged. She was ready to move on whether it was up or down. She moves onto the better place.

10. Malcolm. A selfish jerk who remains to solely think about himself. He suffers for all eternity.

10. Hook. A mass-murdering turncoat who was a troubled youth that struggles with his inner demons. Now, a pirate who found love again and betrayal and died in an attempt to rectify his actions that would have killed the family of the woman that he loved. He realizes his fate after Emma and her family try to save him. He tries to help even from the grave. He gets to move onto the better place, but even more so, he gets to rejoin the land of the living.

11. Robin. A former thief with a heart of gold that fell in love with a recovering "villain". He is a father of two, one by his wife, killed by a wicked witch, and another, conceived by that wicked witch's deception. He struggles to maintain composure after all that ravished his life. He sacrifices himself for the woman he loves against the God of the Dead. He gets his soul obliterated and now his children remain fatherless and he's gone forever.

As we can see, quite suredly, that Once has a preference of redemption, even the possibility of redemption over delivering unyielding justice. 