Board Thread:Rant and Rave/@comment-31937823-20180102211252/@comment-1916997-20180228065644

Celticank88 wrote: How Season Five should have been better would be this and my reasons why.

1. Scrapping off the Darkness being a demonic enity that practically whitewashes Rumples crimes. Have Rumple dead at the end of Season 4. Also drop the two part arcs and have just one arc.

2. Have a better story about the origins of the Dark One like originally created by the Death Lord from the Chroinicles of Prydin and give Nimue a better reason than just revenge, and exploring Merlin's background more.

3. The Camelot Arc-First of all if I was doing the show, Arthurian Legends on OUAT should have been done with more respect and here are my reasons why. First of all, King Arthur in the show was so easily villainized that it was used for shock value than developing him as charcter, instead he was simply used to through under the bus. Now I know OUAT like to do their own twists, but take Peter Pan for exampe, Peter Pan was originally meant to be a villain, while King Arthur did do some bad things, but in the Legends he repected as a hero. And I know the legends have dark aspects but that was not what the show implied. The show basically took the dark aspects of Arthurian Legends out of context. And I am familiar with the legends and its variations.

In fact in a interview, the writers said he wasnt a villain but used the words 'villain' and 'conflicted character' as if it was the same thing, despite it contrast to what they filmed.

Here the interview: tvline.com.com/2015/10/11/once-upon-a-time-season-5-emma-hook-breakup/

Second of all, they had the characters from Brave to represent Scotland when nationality didnt even exist in Arthurian Legend, when they were all part of Albion which is to represent post Roman Celtic Britian.

And dont get me started on the Lancelot and Guinevere relationship which should not been included. Mainily because to me it didnt make sense that Guinevere would be in love with Lancelot, while she looked like she still loved Arthur. In one scene when she said she follow her 'heart to where it belong' and Arthur accused her of having an affair, her face changed as if they were taking about two different things she said, "Its not what you think, he saying goodbye, he leaving Camelot!" Now to me that's a very odd response for someone who was just accused of having a affair, and I found many bloggers, fanfic writers, other fans who reviewed 5x4 interrupreting as she leaving him, she lying because she afraid or what not and I know we can agree to disagree but here are some issues.

Guinevere never directly said she loved Lancelot, she only seemed ro like him asa friend, so she may not love him the way he loves her. Arthur neglicted her but didnt do anything that implicated evil dictator or something prior to the sands.

If Guinevere was so afraid of Arthur, then why beg him to dance with her, or even try to get the dagger, or better yet what not inform Lancelot.

4. Make the Dark Swan a better reason to become a villain.

5. Drop the Underworld arc and here is why. Greek mythology has been done to death and it has to many people think the Underworld and Hell are the same thing which is not.

Secend of all in Season 3A they introduced Ursula the sea goddess and in Season 4B there was scene where the sea witch said to Posiden that he name her Ursula after 'the goddess of old', even though Posiden claimed himself a god, so what would that make the Olympians is there a elder god namaed Ursula?

Again I need to make some points that no one acknowlege. It sounds like you have a lot of knowledge on Arthurian Legend, which may be why you dislike so much about the arc. For someone who doesn't have as much knowledge on it, I think what the show did may work better. For example, most people know Arthur, Gwen, and Lancelot make a love triangle, so that had to be something that was done on the show. Also, the Underworld arc was very important, as it gave closure to a lot of plots, so I don't think that would be a good thing to remove, especially if your reasoning is just Greek Myth has been done to death. Greek Myth has some of the most iconic stories in the world, so naturally they have been inturpeted many times. That doesn't mean Once shouldn't do them though.