Board Thread:Rant and Rave/@comment-25733960-20180207233302/@comment-3010035-20180210065438

Eskaver wrote:

Edzz wrote: Honestly, in my opinion the Retconny writing is the only thing to blame.

If Seasons 3-7 were written with the masterful brilliance of 1 and 2, with timelines, clues, foreshadowing and plotlines aligning perfectly, then I reckon OUAT could go for many more seasons. The overall drop in the quality of the writing ultimately made this show a ticking time bomb for many years. I don’t think Seasons 1 And 2 had “masterful” writing. Early on, Once was critiqued for its “bad writing”. (Not my opinion).

Plus, tossing around retcon is a bit trivial since technically every new piece of info is a retcon.

Season 1 was sometimes praised due to A & E’s mentor’s involvement and that Adam and Eddy planned the season out (and ABC or “outside influences” course corrected the show at times.)