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ItachiIshtar wrote: Eskaver wrote: ItachiIshtar wrote: Yeah, I mean I doubt they even had the idea of having two Dark Ones until they decided on doing the Dark Hook twist. All of 5A could have been just the Dark Swan as the sole Dark One. I think it would have still have falled apart knowing the writer's' logic. I think the Dark Hook twist could have happened if you kept Hook (to die later) and still be a major thing. Otherwise, they'd end up repeating the DS arc in the Underworld arc. What's hard about theorizing what could have been is that the writers only plan out each Season as they're heading into them. They have had vague ideas about someday doing the Author, Cruella, Camelot, the Underworld, etc. for a while, but not the way they would specifically tackle them. Take Peter Pan, for example. The writers wanted to do Peter Pan for a while, but David H. Gooman stated that it wasn't decided that he would be Rumple's father until they did the writers mini camp prior to starting Season 3. This is also evident according to a deleted scene from "Manhattan" of Rumple watching his father try to abandon him and end up getting killed by, which Adam and Eddy discussed on the official OUAT podcast. Yeah, but that's why even when I'm presented with take control of the show options in the forums I don't ever end up changing much because there's no real branching options before it becomes nothing at all like itself.

I think they don't do adewuate worldbuolding or setup, just a mention or two, like Oz in season 2. But even in season 1 I'm certain they didn't know about the EF being left behind or even all the new lands they added to FTL.

But you take what you're given and make something of it.