Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25733960-20171216040204/@comment-24264679-20171217044840

Eskaver wrote: KnocknickKnock wrote: I disagree. Most people are confused on what is going on this season because alot of questions aren't being answered. They made it perfectly clear they aren't going to explain the Timeline which is a huge issue and presents most of the questions this season. Also instead of addressing alot of stuff on the show they address it on Twitter. However on twitter they say one thing and then change it later. Like at this point they don't even know what is going on and they wrote the material.

Fanfiction aren't suppose to be for people to fill in loose ends. If your show has so many loose ends and cracks people can make what they want up with them, your show is flawed. I think you misunderstood me. There are varying levels of questions.

"What's the Timeline?" versus "How is Tiger Lily a fairy again?"

While both can be answered and will fill in gaps, one is much more important to answer. They don't have to answer why TL is a fairy again, but they do have to explain the timeline. (Note: This is just an example.)

That's what I mean. Emma donning the red jacket is imprtant to character development and such. But if you wondered why she wore a blue jacket that one time in season 1 and not the common red one, then fanfiction and headcanon away because it's really not important to answer. There would be Zero need to explain why Emma wears a different Jacket because it would be self explainatory. That isn't a plot point but a fashion choice.

Things like how WishSnow took WishRegina's magic is an important question. Why? Because given everything we know about the day of and leading up to the curse there is no way it could have happened. Thus it creates a plot hole. Emma wearing a new colored Jacket or outfit period wouldn't craft a plot hole as we already know from previous seasons she has other types of clothes. So in a way it has already been explained. We also know that Fairy;'s lose thier wings when they stop believing in themselves and regain them when they start again. So we can conclude Tigerlily simply believed in herself again. These things don't create plot inconsistencies and have already been explained in some form.

Also what might seem irrelevant to you as the plot is concerned might be important to someone else. Like Honestly I don't care about the Alice/Hook plot or Guardian/Rumple plot so if the rest of the season didn't answer any further questions about them I wouldn't care. For me I consider the main plot breaking the curse and saving Henry the rest are just side plots that may or may not be relevant.