Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25375217-20180418191052/@comment-1826156-20180502063329

As someone who mostly is asexual (for now), I am all about friendships. :) I also believe that true friendship can rival if not match, True Love. (Can True Love's Hug be a thing?)

When Wish Hook and Rumple made peace I was all puppy dog eyes. I wish Hook could have said something to Rumple as he walked away, but I guess they both knew there was nothing to be said. Just mutual respect had been earned. Seeing that carry over to Weaver and Rogers is great. Rumple is protecting Hook and his daughter with no thanks (yet).

My favorite friendships that were: Emma and Regina. It was a hard road and reminds me of some of my own. Emma and Mary Margaret (before curse broke) Alice and Will: I wasn't a big knave fan, but his ultimate loyalty to Alice and hers to him was great. Most season 1 friendships: There was a lot of potential flying around. Mostly because of characters like Red, Granny and the dwarfs. August and Emma: This seemed more like a brother/sister relationship. But I enjoy their scenes.

Friendships I never got into: Hook and Charming: It had it's moments, but something about it irked me. Later on it was okay. Charming and Arthur: This one is obvious, but when they were first palling around, something seemed off. It's sad, since I'd have loved Arthur to be good and actually give Charming the brotherhood he's always longed for. Seruiously, Charming got the short end of the stick when it came to friendships, in my opinion. Male friendships all around kind of didn't get enough time. Maybe a spinoff with a male lead would have been required.

Friendships that I wish could have been: Arthur and Hook: This worked more for me. I believe Arthur's decision to stay behind and heal the Underworld touched Hook and they could have eventually become sparring buddies at least. More Disney Princess friendships: Why was this not explored more? DP is like Disney's biggest selling thing and they really only touch on the friendship between them in a show that has them interacting. The closest we got was Cinderella and Tiana. Which needs more time! Dorothy and Alice: Either version of Alice. I just really wanted these two to meet. Dorothy with her sensibility and Alice with her quirks.

I could go on.