Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20160514103955/@comment-25703308-20160514141211

Okay, this is gonna be fun.

Season 4

4A: Nice new characters, interesting storyline. Ingrid's part in the story was smart and basically everything around her was a nice way to change the Frozen story a bit. I don't mind the Frozen arc, at all. However, I still believe the whole arc could've fit in five episodes instead of half a season. We had some nice, but pointless episodes. "The Apprentice'' is one of my favorite episodes, the Rumple / Anna interaction and Emma getting ready for her date are simply priceless.

4B: Well... Maleficent's story was great. Even though Snow and Charming's guilt seemed awkward coming out nowhere, I absolutely loved it. I do believe Mal could've been shown a bit more powerful and her story with Stefan could've been explored more. Ursula was absolutely pointless and should've never been brought to the show. Cruella was the highlight of the season. Emma's potential for darkness was good but fell flat because it led nowhere. It'd be better if it was linked to her becoming the Dark One, or at least if the link was more obvious (because I still think it was linked). Isaac was okay.

Season 5

5A: Again, nice new characters. Great story up until it was revealed that Dark Swan was not dark at all. I mean, you hype something then take it back? Why? The pointless hype is what bugged me the most, because otherwise the whole plot was great. I mean, Emma turned Hook into a Dark One so he could live? I don't think anyone could've guessed that if we hadn't seen the spoilers. That being said...

5B: ...he should've stayed dead. Yes, sure, we all love Colin O'Donoghue and Hook but you start something take it to the end. Or at least don't have a bronze-skined Zeus sparing him in a $3 set. The whole Underworld story was truly great. I loved the celebratory tone of it, with all the older and new characters showing up and of course the flashbacks filling the gaps in the timeline. Ruby and Dorothy's story was nice, could've been explored more, but they did what they could with the actresses' schedules and it was great. Zelena's slow and steady redemption is great, Hades is perfect, I would've hated it if suddenly changed and decided to live peacefully or something equally cheesy. Robin's death was unexpected but I can only see it as a way to move the story forward. You can't have all the mains be happy, there'll be nothing to explore then. Arthur, ruler of the Underworld? Yes again. I want to see more of that.

Overall: Season 5 all the way