Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26159109-20160123195431/@comment-26159109-20160123231918

Eskaver wrote: I felt that Emma lost her main character stuff when season 2 started. All the villains following except Ingrid and Hook had some problem against her. I haven't the slightest clue what she was in season 2....along for the ride? Still, she had a vital part to play while they were in EF (who would you say was the lead then? It was definitely not Aurora) and she did defeat Cora in 209.

Then there were four filler episodes, so I'll agree with you here.

In 214-216, she was important for the meeting with Neal and all that family drama. She might not have killed Cora, but she was there, she fought her and Regina, she protected Rumple and delayed Cora, allowing time for Snow to do what she did. It is more than I can say about her role in 3B, the only goal they wanted for Emma in 3B is the Emma-Hook pairing, that's it. Other than that she wasn't vital to the story.