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CoolDudeAl wrote: Aine1989 wrote:

-It felt more like the beginning of season six than the end of season 5. While they could have been neatly tying up Camelot (seriously where was Guinevere. Is she still cursed), freeing the Lost Souls and actually acknowledging and talking about Emma and Killian's trauma, they simply got in with the season 6 plot to leave it on a cliffhanger. Gwen left with the Camelotians. You can see her (played by an uncredited extra) hugging David before she goes through the portal. And this show almost always starts setting up the next arc at the end of the previous arc. And they always end the season on a cliffhanger. Also, I'm guessing your a CaptainSwan fan, and this season was very CaptainSwan heavy (basically 5A was save Emma and 5B was save Hook), so expect them to take somewhat of a backseat to Regina, Zelena, Snow, and David next season for balance purposes. I'll rewatch with eagle eyes for Gwen. I would have liked at least for her to have the sand-magic taken off her, to hear that her husband is slightly less of an asshat now and to ride off into the sunset with Lancelot. Or something.

Yes season 5 was very CS heavy (although the others got a lot of focus as well). But it was basically 20 episodes of angst with no payoff. No sitting down and talking about it. After everything they were through, I would have at least liked some evidence of them starting their future.