Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26159109-20150926225531/@comment-25733960-20150927191525

Farerb wrote: I don't get that filler-ish statement. Every season was self contained, espacially from 3B. But overall they had a plot

At the beginning of the Neverland arc, Emma felt like an orphan (3x02), but she finally found her place, her family... her home (3x21/3x22)

What happened during 4A? It ended almost where it started

Just Rumple out of the town was the only change (and he came back in the very next episode) Other than that:

-Regina without Robin because Marian was around

-Charming and Snow with baby Neal

-Hook and Emma happily every after

But during season 4B

-Regina/Robin are back together and now dealing with Zelena

-Charming/Snow had a secret from the past

-Hook/Emma dealing with darkness

It's like these storylines came directly after the S3 finale. No progress during S4A at all.

And that, my friend, it called a "filler"