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As much as I love Emma, I feel she was best as a guest this season. I do wish we'd maybe seen a  bit more of her. But I liked that her story was settled in SB for now and she was getting to raise her child with Hook. The only reason I'd say otherwise is that I believe we wouldn't have had to deal with the WR as much if she'd stayed on. WH is fine and all, but he was unnecessary. Him having memories of Emma was intriguing, but seemed to not really go anywhere. I was so excited at the beginning of the season for that.

I don't like the idea of Emma and Hook having a daughter they get separated from until she's an adult, that's just too tragic and too similar to repeat, especially in a final season, in my opinion. Even if it actually makes a lot of sense in some ways. I think if they'd known Jennifer Morrison was coming back for at least a few scenes they could have worked out a much better storyline with real Hook being cursed and being reunited with wife and daughter in the end.