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Or perhaps fans EXPECT the love interests of the leading characters to be ideal 24/7, while the main characters are allowed to be flawed.

Robin and Hook are not that underdeveloped to me. I sometimes wonder if people disapprove of Hook, because they find him not ideal enough to suit Emma. And they disapprove of Robin for simply being fooled by Zelena, and having sex with her. I'm not saying they are fully developed. None of the characters are, if I must be brutally honest.

Like when David and Snow were half let off the hook because Isaac "made' them steal a baby, I can't bring myself to hold it against him as a character.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice had accused Isaac of forcing him to send Lily to the Land Without Magic. He never said anything about Isaac forcing Snow and David to commit kidnapping. "Best Laid Plans" did reveal that Isaac was the one who led them to the Apprentice. But if it's true that he did force the royal couple to kidnap Lily, then the entire story arc for Season 4B was nothing more than a waste of my time.