Board Thread:Show-Related Questions and Answers/@comment-24386552-20141201230535/@comment-5106672-20141205205638

MagicKaty1 wrote:

FanoftheMagicMirror wrote:

MagicKaty1 wrote:

FanoftheMagicMirror wrote: What I want to see go down in the Mary Margaret vs Evil Queen fight is I want Regina to tell Snow that she promised to keep her secret during the duel. I always loved that line from An Apple Red as Blood and during the spell she must be blood thirsty for Snow's blood and I just hope she says it or mentions it in a different way. Eh, I'm sick of Snow centric flashbacks or even references. I think that bridge has been crossed too many times But during the fight since they're under the spell it should make a reference to it. I've actually been missing Snow/Evil Queen flashbacks we only got one this season in A Tale of Two Sisters, now all the flashbacks have been Frozen. OH, Snow got so boring after season 1. Don't know why, she just did (maybe it's her stupid ranting about "oh no, I didn't get to be a mom to Emma, boo hoo!". It is irritating)

That's because compelling stories require a conflict and a predicament for the protagonist. S1 was basically a retelling of Snow White in which a) she had a feud with the Evil Queen and b) she had to fight to get her true love. On the sideways (due to amnesia), there was the daughter issue. Present-day Snow/Mary Margaret was a compelling character because, even if we didn't like her, we were curious to know what would happen to her issues. Now, the core of the conflict with Regina (namely the Curse, 'cause what came after was mostly aftermath and backleashes) and her search for her true love were both resolved by the end of Season One. And what else is there to tell abou Snow White once she gets her prince and the Evil Queen is defeated. That's how she lost two thirds of what made her character appealing, and now she just kind of tag alongs characters who still have an arc.