Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6252544-20160213233306/@comment-26159109-20160214045718

Let's not degrade other fantasy works and say that they use magic as just a plot device and not part of their universe. I never saw any inconsistency with magic in Harry Potter, Game of Thrones/ASOIAF, Buffy, Lord of the Rings. The magic in the world they created has consistent rules and usage and they don't break those rules whenever they need "a bottle of magic" to make something happen for plot reasons. Worldbuilding should not be sacrificed for plot.

Here is a good example of how inconsistent they are: in 403, Gold turns Marian's hair into "magic" and says that everyone has their own unique magic (something that was said in this episode only, not mentioned in any previos episodes or the following episodes) and that magic can lead them to the person who did it. Wow, that's great and useful. I wonder why they didn't do it in 210 when Regina was framed for Archie's murder. I guess the plot in 403 needed some convoluted new rule that 210 couldn't do cause it would make things easier. Sigh.