Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26901329-20150731174240/@comment-25926288-20150803224536

Well, there is no 2a and 2b. Just 2. Season 2 had the right idea but was fillery at times. So, that's when I assume, they decided to cut it down into two arcs, starting with season 3. I rather have had a season 2 like version of season 4 rather than what ever we had. Sub plots of season 2 were much better tied into than season 4.

Season 4a sub plots: Hook keeping secrets. Rumple having hidden agendas. Finding the Author.

Season 4b subplots: More secrets, more hidden agendas. Finding the Author.

Seems liek every season has tons of secret hiding and random Emma accepting something. I assume she'll accept her darkness or desire to be free by the end of 5a and then learn to accept something in 5b.