Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25703308-20150428082231/@comment-25926288-20150428175512

Chameleon-Guy wrote: Season 4's halves are connected in several ways already:

The Apprentice and the hat are introduced in 4A

Operation Mongoose begins in 4A

ZMarian plot is in both halves too

The QoDs are introduced at the end of the Frozen arc

Lily is first introduced in the middle of Frozen

Ingrid's scroll is used to enter in Storybrooke in the second half

Rumple is a villain (more than in the other seasons) The hat was in most of 4a and a single episode of 4b. That's not a decent connection. The Apprentice and Sorcerer are though.

Operation Mongoose started in 4A; there were some moments, much was dropped. And mostly of 4b. So, strong connection, but not the best.

Zelena's plot is only in  Season 4b, because honestly Christie Lang didn;t know she was playing Zelena at all. That means there was no hint that she was Zelena at all. Soap Opera!

Being at the tail end of season 4a doesn't signify a connection at all. That is just laziness. Home Office/ Neverland stuff started early to mid season two.

Lily was mentioned in a single episode, changed ethnicities, and at least casting didn't know that she'd be Maleficent's daughter. Decent connection.

The scroll was just a plot device to work around a plot contrivance by the same person. Consistent, yes! Connection, decent at best. I'm sure they never mentioned Ingrid once.

Rumple is a main character, so that is inconsequential. That's like saying that Rumple is in flashbacks in every season, lol, because he is! But, I would say that that is a decnt to strong connection.

The two halves are loosely connected at best. One is clearly rewriting the other or just forgetting about it completely.