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Well, I disagree about the Neverland arc. I think it was very character driven than plot driven. I think that was the last time the characters grew as characters. Pan as a villain was great and a threat because he always played mind game (the map, the cave). He wasn't trying to defeat them with magic battles, he was trying to make them defeat themselves.

Rumple wasn't acting differently, and the prophecy put some suspense into his arc - whether he would choose himself and loose his family or would he do the right thing by his son and grandson. Him sacrificing himself at the end was the ultimate climax for his character.

The climax of this arc was great. The action, the suspense and the conclusion for all characters.