Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-34924658-20150420012244/@comment-24950802-20150420013243

Hmmm... that is actually a rather pertinent question. Before, the Big Bads were very easily identified - Cora, Pan, Jafar, Zelena, Ingrid. But now, it does seem like Rumple is the mastermind and the true villain, and yet he still feels like a supporting character in most episodes whilst the other baddies steal the spotlight. Three Queens of Darkness were brought in as the new MVP baddies but they are gradually being written off. I wouldn't consider the Author a baddie just yet, and Black Swan is just a looming possibility atm, as is Lily, and then there's Zelena being rehashed. It's confusing. It's kinda cool but so much less uniformized than usual. I can't look at S4B and associate a Big Bad with it.