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The worst storyline for me was dragging out Greg and Tamara's stay and the ensuing events after with their characters. It felt really anti-climatic about the revelation that they wanted to destroy magic, but was disappointing that very little was known about the Home Office by the season two finale. I honestly think a hint or two should have been dropped that they were actually working for Peter Pan, and the Darling brothers arrival in town should have occurred sooner, or at least some days after Greg and Tamara were already in Storybrooke. It could have been much better storytelling that way, in that the audience realizes sooner that Greg and Tamara actually have no clue who they are truly working for, while the Darling brothers know everything. There was an implication that the Darling brothers were willing to do anything to protect their sister, so instead of having Felix sic the Shadow on Greg, I think it would have been a somewhat edgier and even darker turn for the Darlings to kill Greg and Tamara after they figure out the truth about the Home Office and stop complying. Then have the Darlings kidnap Henry to Neverland and deliver him to Pan.

Snow and Charming sharing one heart was a unique loophole for Charming to evade death, but partially, I believe the writers did that because of an unwillingness to kill off another main character, and because they needed something to explain how Snow could cast the curse, yet the thing she loved most (Charming/David) is still alive in present time.

I have mixed feelings about the Frozen arc. It was great to see the characters come to Once, but at the same time, it was frustrating because the writers didn't have creative room to change things about them because they probably weren't allowed to.

I actually liked the twist about Zelena being Marian because that was Zelena's way of ruining Regina's happiness, yet at the same time, it sort of backfired for her since it gave Regina a chance to move past the conflict and truly be with Robin without feeling guilty because the real Marian is dead.