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I'm gonna include 1, 2 and 7.

Mid-Season Premieres:

1. Souls of the Departed- Excellent Episode, cool concept, brought back some amazing characters, Underworld was cool at first, Loved what we saw of Hades, and the Flashback answered an unanswered question.

2. Secret Garden- Amazing Episode. The Victoria/Drizella dynamic was especially engaging, as well as her death at the end of the episode. I loved this one.

3. New York City Serenade- A great start to the new arc, with lots of parallels to Pilot. I loved the mystery that they engendered through this episode, and having Zelena at the end was great.

4. Desperate Souls- Loved finally seeigng Rumple's backstory, and I guess the fight for Sheriff was okay, albeit slightly boring. However Graham's prescence was sorely missed in this episode.

5. Darkness on the Edge of Town- Slightly underwhelming for a premiere, the backstory really didn't do much, and the present story with the Chernabog was boring. The good thing about this episode was Rumple, Ursula and Cruella's adventures in the LWM. Really loved seeing that.

6. The Cricket Game- Meh. didn't like the Archie Death plotline, especially because he didnt even die. Cora and Hook in Storybrooke really weren't that engaging in this episode either. The backstory, whilst answering an important question, was also lacklustre.

7. Tougher than the Rest- Argh Wish Realm. I liked seeing August in this episode, but other than that is was so boring and contrived. Especially because the Zelena/Belle scenes were cut.

Mid-Season Finales:

1. Going Home- Perfect as a series finale even, one of the best episodes the show has ever produced. Loved every second.

2. Queen of Hearts- One of my personal favourite episodes, I loved finding out the answers to all those loose ends in this episode (How Cora and Hook and the others avoided the curse, who was the Queen of Hearts, how Hook and Cora met, how Cora got out of Wonderland). I also loved seeing Wonderland. The present day story was so engaging both in Storybrooke and in the FTL, and seeing Aurora and Mulan was a definite plus.

3. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter- Wow this was a banger. Graham dying as well as us seeing some more original Snow White Fairytale Backstory was great. Such an eventful episode, and the death at the end shocked us all.

4. The Eighth Witch- Pretty good episode. Loved all the knots it tied, and had a pretty engaging storyline in both the present and past. Loses points for contrived elements (White Elephant, Coven being able to cast the curse), but gains paints for MadArcher, Mad Rumplestiltskin, Drizella, seeing the Coven and Tiger Lily.

5. Heroes and Villains- Meh, didn't care much for Frozen. Seeing Marian, Roland and Robin go was emotional though. Backstory a bit boring, but liked seeing Belle and the Queens of Darkness interact with Rumple. Liked how The Sorcerer's Hat was used, and loved that Belle saved the day. One of Belle's best character moments in the whole series.

6. Wish You Were Here-  I hate the Wish Realm so much. Whilst it was cool to see the new versions of the characters, the way Emma's curse broke was so stupid, and Robin being alive created so many problems. Gains points for revealing who was under the "Black Hood" trying to kill Emma though.

7. Swan Song​​​​​​- Worst episode of the series. Completely retconned Queen of Hearts. Sleeping Curse was stupid. Didn't say goodbye to Camelot and Brave. Merlin's prophecy amounted to nothing. Excalibur and the Darkness plotline amounted to nothing. Rumple character regression. Everyone following Hook (of all people) to the Underworld was so stupid. Hook being evil was stupid. Emma not being evil was stupid. Hated this episode so much.