Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26184894-20150614234938/@comment-24674051-20150617170855

One comment right off the bat is that it was not really 2 witches, more like a witch and her apprentice. Neverland is the first time we see Emma really try to learn magic, and she is a total novice. Her magic was never going to factor into defeating Pan in any significant way.

The most powerful Wizard did ultimately defeat Pan. But Gold's problem was not a lack of power, but emotional attachment. Despite a lot of hard feelings, Rumple still wanted to have a relationship with Malcolm. In this particular case, Love was a weakness. One that only a stronger love was able to help him finally overcome (his love for Bae and Belle).

And Regina did have a victory over Pan when she got Henry's heart back.

Pan was not invincible. He was presented as extremely powerful and dangerous. And, it's my opinion that he was portrayed in exactly that way. If there was a little bit of Hype (or more like some minor Hyperbole), that is no different than things I see in our world. Athletes, Actors, and World Leaders are all sometimes portrayed to be more than they really are (and this can really be said about anybody).

I have a feeling that we are going to disagree on this, and that's ok. we just see things differently.