Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24304025-20140429200308/@comment-6666002-20140430130254

Season 1 had a lot of good elements for an interesting story line:

- multiple evil characters with different agendas

- a decent mystery, slowly unravelling

- I liked the back stories a lot more and how it went full circle with the season finale.

Season 2 had a few interesting ideas and a few terrible ones (home office - which was poorly explained).

Season 3 seems just desperate:

- Fan service - features potentially interesting characters, which aren't really used effectively, and are quikcly ditched with unexplained story lines.

- Single evil characters with bland reasons for being evil, whom win every step of the way, except that last one. (Maybe Zelena will end up differently?). Oh and they also need a family tree connection as well.

- As much forced romance as possible, maybe to appeal to the remaining majority female audience?

Admittingly, the entire concept of the show is quite a challenge, especially as you add more characters (both in show and reality of their availability).