Board Thread:Rant and Rave/@comment-33386384-20180525212302/@comment-24386552-20180727035158

I also realized something else. When it came to handling the villains or main obstacles driving the plot, the difference between the early seasons and the latest is like night and day. Back in S2, Cora had her backstory episode and then was killed off at the end, however the way it was set up was so perfect and bittersweet while still leaving new plotlines to explore like Snow's blackening heart and Regina's reinvigorated bloodlust. In the last season, Nick played his role but was taken out so swiftly and two or so episodes later, it was like nothing had changed. With Gothel, it was slightly different but pretty much the same. She was dealt with and then was gone. Now I know the show was at its final hour, but the lack of acknowledgment was as lazy as Emma being revived by Henry after being dead for two minutes or whatever happened the year before.

Some days, I wonder if the people behind the show ever get so sucked into its immersive world, that they forget how to tell stories and weave them together seamlessly. I know not every one could be told, just like on Orange is The New Black. Not every inmate gets or even deserves a dedicated episode, but still... it would be nice if after seven years, to see there be more signs of progression than regression.