Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25896389-20151203092543

The Camelot arc was, IMO, near perfect up until this point. I would've done away with Merida and Ruby was wasted but still...

But now, they've turned it in a new direction to apparently satisfy Hook/Captain swan fans. Not only that, the upcoming finale's flashback will {Spoiler} focus on Hook's relationship with his dad. Why? Do we really need that?

So, I've come up with a quick alternative route for the arc. Let me know what you think:

1. Hook doesn't return from Camelot. Where he is becomes a mystery for the arc as well as what happened to Emma. Also, No merida and Ruby appears.

2. Everything else goes the same except for a few minor differences. Emma makes Gold a hero some other way and Birth doesn't have Dark Hook but Emma still captures Baby Hood. Bear King is replaced with a totally different ep that focuses on Arthur and Zelena and reveals the Lady Of the Lake as Lancelot's mom.

3. Emma is the one who brought erveryone back and it's revealed that Hook died, making her the Dark Swan. She plans to use both Excalibur and Zelena's baby in a way that opens the Underwotld, bringing Hook back as well.

4. Merlin isn't dead but trapped in the Vault of the Dark One, Nimue planning to corrupt him so the two can be together.

5. Don't know about the finale.

What does everyone think? 