Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20160430212932/@comment-4427410-20160507194121

İf Tom Eliis would portray Robin Hood since Season 3, I think the character may have been better and had a better development.

I don't buy this argument one bit. Regardless of whether Sean Maguire or Tom Ellis was playing the character, A&E would have screwed up Robin, thanks to their writing. They won't even clean up their mess. Instead, they promote Maguire to a series regular, keep him in the background through most of Season 5 and kill him off in the end. This would have happened to Ellis, trust me.

When it comes to characterization, A&E aren't doing squat. Emma hasn't developed as a character in a long time. Or if ever. I can say the same about Rumpel. Snow and David have regressed since late Season 4. We're back to pretending that they're incapable of evil. Henry has regressed as well. And Zelena is now receiving a quickie redemption arc. It's just all screwed up.