Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25896389-20160402095124/@comment-5064698-20160427174333

Hmcooper4 wrote: had a thought, though it may not necessarily be for season 6.

But what if something were to happen in Storybrooke with the magic contained there that started to be a concern. Like there may be some sort of magical nuclear meltdown unless they do something about the buildup of magic, and it would not only affect Storybrooke, but ALL magical realms. And the only way to avoid destruction is to, somehow, turn a complete land without magic into a magical land.

You could spend the first part of the season dealing with the problems of the magical buildup and the rush to find a way of releasing the pressure, culminated by breaking the magical barrier between Storybrooke and the LWM, and flooding the LWM. The second half would then be the fallout from the injection of magic in a non-magical world.

The thing I like about this idea is it gets away from the "Villain of the week/arc" format, and actually provides for some really high stakes, if it is done well. That is a really good and interesting idea. I think that would provide some high stakes, especially with magic being released into the Land Without Magic. This could also potentially lead to a theme where people who are oppressed have magic in them, hence being it a metaphor for their power to stand up. I'm already wishing they would write that in.

Besides, I'm really tired of the "villain of the week/arc" too. Now, with the Underworld, I like it because it is about unfinished business. Many characters should now be confronted with their choices.