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Arctucrus wrote: WOOH OK FUN THREAD

As much as some of these things are already confirmed, I still don't want them:

-Eleven episode arcs. I loved the first season more than anything. Contrary to popular opinion, I loved it when the story deviated from the whole "retelling-of-Snow-White" thing and had filler-ish episodes just for the sake of including more classic characters. I wish the Neverland arc had at least been a full 22 episodes, because we could've seen more backstories on the actual Neverland characters, like how Tink and Pan met, or of Baelfire's time on the island, etc. I was always extremely disappointed with the lack of those things. I will admit however, the Oz arc was better done.

-New characters not being somehow related to already-existing characters. Mind these don't have to be actual familial connections: We are all a bit tired of that I think, but I would love to see backstories continuing to be intricately woven together. For example, I loved Zelena being Regina's sister and I think that did a lot for the show, but the way I would've done Pan is somewhat different. I would've made it so that they were best friends growing up after Malcolm abandoned Rumple (for power-perhaps nobility somehow), kind of like Pan took his place, and then Pan abandoning Rumple for power in Neverland. That kind of related-ness is still good and would still benefit the show, y'know? Characters being related beyond just familial ties.

-Lack of Blackbeard. His death was among the stupidest things they've done on the show (off the top of my head and in my opinion second only to Medusa) and I honestly think his death should be completely retconned somehow by the end of the show. Such a waste of a character with so much potential.

-Lack of Tink. I just really, really love Tink and would love to see more of her.

-Lack of Hook flashbacks. I want to see his Dad. I want to find out about this infamous father Hook has that abandoned him, and I want to see how that story can be differently spun from Rumple and Bae's story and Malcolm and Rumple's story. I would love it if Hook's Dad was Davy Jones.

-Narnia and Greek Mythology-They just feel different somehow. And not in a good way-different as in they don't fit. I especially don't want to see any Gods. I just don't understand the reasoning. How would they justify a God being on the show??? No thank you.

-Mary Poppins. I say this because they've mentioned wanting to do her before, and I think the only good opportunity to do her, they missed. I think she would've been a good nanny to the Darlings after they lost Baelfire (another reason I think the Neverland arc should've been longer). And that's considering I still kinda don't feel like she fits well. So yeah.

-Unanswered questions that aren't unanswered for the purpose of setting up a future plot. I say that last bit because unanswered questions like, "Who is the Black Fairy?" are obviously good, as they set up future plots. But unanswered questions that probably won't get a chance to be answered after their respective plot is over, like, "How did Pan and Tink meet?" are just stupid.

-Lack of Malcolm. Again I just loved his little arc with kid Rumple and I loved Stephen Lord and Wyatt Oleff, and I would love to see them on the show again, incorporated somehow.

-Alternate Universes: Just no.

-Sci-Fi stuff: Again, this just doesn't fit. Just no. This is fantasy, not sci-fi.

-Marian to die or end up with Robin: As others have said, it'd be great if a love triange ended with a character making the choice, for once, as much as it would hurt another character.

-Anastasia to be dead or divorced from Will: Again, as others have said, there better be a damn good reason she's not with Will in SB, and not that she's dead or divorced.

-Lack of Sherlock Holkmes because the writers aren't ballsy enough to write him in what with Benedict Cumberbatch doing Sherlock: 'Nuff said. They could do their own interpretation and don't have to chicken out of it simply because of Benedict Cumberbatch. We all know it would fit perfectly within the Once mythos.

-DEAD VILLAINS: 'Enough. This pattern needs to stop'. No show is good with patterns like these, it would do a lot better with varied endings and no patterns.

-Regina going evil: Huge one here. We've seen enough of that. It would be much more interesting to see how a GOOD Regina handles another villain, now that she's gone through so much character development.

-Retconning deaths that aren't a villain's death. 'Nuff said.

-Another Emma love interest unless they're from her past and not coming into play in the present: Enough.

-A musical episode. People have requested this, and I would honestly probably at least come close to quitting on the show. The whole point of the show is to be realistic with these stories. It just doesn't fit, IMO. I'd hate to see it. It's the one thing that would solely at least bring me close to quitting on the show, if not quitting on it entirely.

OK. That's enough for now. :3 I agree with most of that!! I wouldn't mind Mary Poppins but she's not on the list of characters I absolutely want to see on the show!