Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-24593235-20180203192213

I didn't put this on the "Rant & Rave Board" because, despite what the title makes it sound like, this isn't me trying to bash the Charmings or anything of the sort, so please hear me out...

By now we've seen most of the old regulars return. Jennifer and Emilie returned to properly to properly conclude Emma and Belle's stories, Bex is back for a whole new arc about Zelena, and even Jared appeared in a couple episodes as Young Henry. The only two who we've yet to see is Ginny and Josh as Snow and David, and lately I've noticed people here discussing that more and more, wanting to see the couple that started it all, kicking off the show for what was a six season long journey.

Please hear me when I say that I love Snow and David. I shipped them hard during the first season, and I'm one of the people who never grew tired of seeing Snowing-centric episodes. They were the main love story of the show, and Snow, for the first season at least, was the main protagonist of the flashbacks. I was disappointed to see them not do as much in Seasons 4-6, but I was still glad they were on the show. While I wish they were doing more, they still played a key role in the show's origin, so I was glad to see them stick around through the final battle and the end of the book.

Now, that brings us to Season 7. I'm one of the people who was against the requel and wanted the show to end with the family dinner. Hell, they could've even left the ending with grown up Henry and Lucy to kinda show everything come full circle, but I digress. Season 7 was about opening a new book, now telling Henry's story and his adventures in such. Because they brought back Regina, Hook, and Rumple though, of course we needed to see Emma, Belle, and Zelena. It would make no sense to have those three characters come back but provide no explanation for their main costars.

For Snow and David, however, things are a bit different. Their happy ending (beginning) was each other, Emma, and Baby Neal. Well, that's all been preserved. Emma and (real) Hook are back with them in Storybrooke, and as far as we know, Snow's still teaching, David still runs the farm, and they're still raising Neal. Snow and Regina got closure with one another, and their storyline had been wrapped up. I think that, out of everyone, Snow and David got the most solidified ending with the Season 6 finale. Nothing was really open ended, they had their children, and no feuds were left unresolved. It was kinda perfect, especially since these were the two characters who kicked off the show.

I think it makes sense to have them solely be part of the first book because their story really does feel complete. I personally just have no desire to see that be messed with and am content knowing they're living their lives, happily ever after. 