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I agree it may be a problem with the writing. Thing is I'm not familiar with how TV scripts and production works so I have trouble telling whether a problem is down to bad writing or bad actor improvisation. Did they write Hades as a character who makes too many dramatic gasps, or is that just how Germann likes to do it?

But yes, they gives him ridiculously long lines. And just like with every character, he just says the same thing too much in this show. I didn't like last week when Hook said how amazing his brother is like 10 times, I didn't like this week when Hades gloated about owning Rumple's baby about 8 times in 20 minutes ,,, it's something that belongs in a children's show. But for a series rated 15, the audience is intelligent enough to know what's going on, the characters don't need to repeat themselves this much to get the message across. I feel like so much more could happen in each episode if the characters would just shut up and do what they have to do.