Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26184894-20150816002357/@comment-24950802-20150826024703

Jesus, so many characters have been wasted throughout the show, most notoriously a whole bunch of series regulars (Archie, Ruby, the Rabbit, Will in season 4) that never did much of anything. Most core characters like Snowing, Hook, Belle and Henry always seem to just coast through the seasons, like all they do really is tag along whenever a bad guy needs to be caught. Sure, they're in most episodes and get a fair share of dialogue, but it seems like only Emma, Regina and Gold actually get to carry out story arcs.

I agree with most characters people have pointed out. I think that especially the original supporting characters are the most neglected because they all could have so much more story told about, and yet they appear less and less with each passing season, reduced to making the occasional cameo appearance. I think Granny could have the potential to be a breakout character, big on comic relief, if they bothered to actually give her LINES. But no, she's a glorified extra, only there to serve the food. We waited so long to get Aurora's backstory and it was reduced to a single scene in Maleficent's episode. Oh, and Maleficent's episode actually provides no explanation whatsoever for why she hates Aurora's family and did the things she did to them.

I'm gonna do something different, actually. I'm gonna guess on the characters who will be wasted in season 5. First one on my list? Lily. Mark my words, people, Lily is gonna be grossly misused and eventually unceremoniously written off in season 5, probably soon enough. I hope to be wrong, but I doubt it. Lily is a barrelful of potential, having been introduced as the yang to Emma's yin. With Emma turning bad, it would make sense for things to naturally get balanced out by having Lily be the hero. But nope, that part is gonna be taken over by Regina. So, I have to ask, what is even the point of Lily as a character? She's not gonna end up serving any major purpose, I'm sure. She could be a great villain, I would kinda like to see Lily as the Faith to Emma's Buffy, a true anti-Savior. But...

Merida, I guess. Since this arc is so Camelot-heavy, I can't imagine how Merida factors in, and I can't guess at what she's gonna do. It's like, I sort of doubt she even gets a centric episode... and I kinda don't want her to. I think she's also probably just gonna coast, tag along for the adventures, and get written off with the Camelot peeps once the arc is over. Just a guess. She's a novelty worked in to draw more interest to the least Disney-marked arc in years. I bet they don't even hook her up with Mulan, which, you know, they defo should.

Belle. Make no mistake, nothing's gonna change for this poor sap (sapette?). You'd think that, with Gold in a coma (?), Belle would thrive on her own. Please. She was already on her own in s4B and we all know how that turned out for her.

Will. If he even appears in so much as an episode in season 5, I'll be surprised. Heck, I'll be surprised if he's even mentioned. Something tells me the writers would much rather pretend like he never even happened, explanations and closure be damned.

Violet. As I've said before, she's the co-star of a supporting character, I doubt the girl is gonna get much focus. Sigh, why couldn't Henry just date Grace? Or Goldilocks? Did we need a new character for this?

Lancelot. I always figured that, if they did a Camelot arc, it'd be big on Lancelot, but it always seems like Arthur is the one tagging along. We have yet to see Sinqua Walls in many BTS pics, and we still don't know if his character is alive or dead.

Merlin. Just, cos... I mean, the guy shows up in episode 4? K. For a 10-episode arc about finding him, that seems kinda natural, but also a bit late.

Blue. Yeah, she's also gonna keep being wasted.