Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6252544-20131015155830/@comment-24054032-20131015163430

I don't think it's going to be canceled, but I do know that a lot of fans have started leaving the show based on ship wars and ships not happening (which if you ask me is totally immature and unreasonable). As well as this, bad CGI & special effects (read: obvious greenscreens) also play a large part in most people's leaving.

Like Prince of Rascia said above me, inconstistent and muddled writing/storylines are bothering a lot of people too. Plotlines change, and the writings will say things before changing their minds. It happens a lot. Personally, I think that getting too hung up on spoilers is ruining TV shows, for a good example see the Pretty Little Liars fanbase (one which I am actually a part of). The show is largely social, and the writers and producers are constantly on twitter with clues and hints or attending interviews with ridiculous statements intended to get people excited and to tune in. Sure the things they describe sound juicy and mysterious and we want to find out, but mostly it's over-hyped or has in fact been totally retconned by the time it reaches television. That's what happens when you mix social media and TV Shows.

Wow, I went off on a tangent there... anyways, I don't think the show will be going anywhere anytime soon. It's good television, fairytales have influenced everyone in some way and like PoR said above me, their affiliation with Disney will probably save their ass should they go downhill.