Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25568248-20150515121339/@comment-24674051-20150519172642

I would not say that he is annoying. I do think that his character is sorely underdeveloped as compared to the others (with the exception of Belle, who is also, sadly, under-developed). Part of the problem is that, since season one, his role is not to move the plot forward. He has had 0 centriq episodes since the Pan arc (until the finale), meaning he has had little screen time to develop his character.

When he was finally given a chance to show his acting chops, and also what he has learned from 4 years on the set with the likes of Lana, Robert, Jennifer, Ginny, Josh, etc, I thought Jared did a good job bringing some life back into Henry. The episode wsa definitly enjoyable, and His acting was spot on. And if that was also him doing some of the physical work (Tackling, etc), he is also very good at the stunt work that was needed.

2 things would help tremendously with Henry's character development.

1. Time Jump. Jared will be 15 at the end of this month. It's time for Henry to catch up.

2. Develop more understanding of what it means to be the Author. Henry has the job now, and has at least made a good start to living up to the role. Let's define what that is a little more.

3. The combination of the AU Finale and becoming the Author has finally given Henry a place in the EF. Maybe it's time to move from Modern Day Storybrooke to the EF (at least adventure through the EF), which might give Henry more reason to grow up quickly.