Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20160121175149/@comment-26159109-20160122045955

Eskaver wrote: The antagonist(s) should take part in the character arc, not be the character arc.

The Darkness is the end all, be all of the villains presumably. They squandered it a little when they should have left more mystery to it. But I'm not going to spend time on those things, lol.

Pan and Ingrid had an effect on Emma, but the arcs sort of have different antagonists and stuff. Emma's antagonist in 3b isn't Zelena; it's herself. Much of the time Emma's antagonist is herself.

Pan was mostly for Rumple (and Neal and Henry). Ingrid was primarily for Elsa, Zelena's all for Regina, Cora is there for generally everyone (but mostly Snow and Regina) and Regina and Rumple was for Emma, etc. I agree. This is what makes a great villain, how much they affect the main characters, how much they grow when they have to deal with the villain. The backstory and the sympathy are a bonus, but not necessary, at the end it should be about the main characters. That's why I think Regina, Rumple, Cora and Pan were the best villains of the show while Zelena, Ursula and Cruella were the worst.