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Actually, I've come to expect the hype, and take it with 2 grains of salt.

Regina vs. Zelena - The first fight went about how I expected it. Zelena pretty much handed Regina her tush on a silver platter. The second one was the more 'epic' one, when Regina breaks out the Light magic and defeats her sister. I actually thought it was well done.

As for Emma, she is the strongest sorceress. It's only been this season, and really the QOD arc, that we've really seen the beginning of that potential be tapped. And if you will recall, in the Finale, it was Emma that drove the darkness out of the Apprentice. I seriously doubt that Regina could have pulled that one off. They've built Emma up slowly, hinting at the potential, and then letting little bits of it manifest. We'll probably see more of that in the future.

Same with the darkness. They hyped it up, but the delivery was not what anyone expected. Sure, she killed Cruella, but that was not dark, that was self defense. No, the darkness hype was delivered when Emma sacrificed herself to tether the darkenss, becoming the next Dark One. (I'd say that qualifies as the Savior going Dark).

With any show, there is always going to be a certain amount of Hype, and the delivery will always fall short if we allow the Hype to exagerate our expectations.