I got around to watching it yesterday, so I can further explain my thoughts and understand yours. I think it definitely wasn't as bad as a lot of people made it out to be, but it wasn't very good either. The writing and characterization were my main problems with it, so much so that someone is theorizing that Rumple is possessed. (I actually hope that's true btw, cos it was a great theory.) And ah, you reached the main writing thing. What was that ending, yeah? Realistically, people (Cont.)
People should have died in this spell, but they downplayed the whole thing so much. Too much really. And the Snow Queen’s end. I think the problem with that was pacing. It was very sudden. Otherwise it could have been great. Frozen Swan is awesome, btw, so I will miss that. About the next arc though. I’m stupidly optimistic. The finale is called Heroes and Villains and I’ve read some great theories. We’re hoping that the Villains they called in are actually gonna help us, not be the Big Bads.(C)
Sorry this is so long, Santa has a lot of thoughts. My main point is I’m weirdly optimistic and I’m not gonna judge until I watch it. Anyhow, hope you have a good day. I’m working on your present and I’m really sorry if it sucks. :( And do you like your Rumples woobie? Love, Santa-san.
Hey Santa! Glad you got a chance to watch it at last. I agree with you. Overall, I’ve enjoyed this season a lot more than last season but it’s still not great. I miss season 1 OUAT. Oooh, I don’t know if I’ve heard that theory for Rumple but it does make a lot of sense! Especially since his character development has basically gone down the drain. I’d love to see that happen.
YES. The whole spell was built up so much for it basically to fizzle out without any real consequences. They could have had a really good storyline with that, if they had Emma and Elsa looking for Regina and coming across all the other inhabitants under the influence of the curse. That would have been awesome. And yeah, maybe it is the pacing that bothers me with the Snow Queen’s storyline. Something about it just seemed off. Ah, the potential of Frozen Swan, now gone down the drain. I’m really disappointed about that.
For the most part, I’m pretty excited about the next episode too. Aside from my lingering questions on bringing Cruella in. I haven’t seen any theories for the new characters yet but I’ve been trying to avoid anything even vaguely spoilery as I have accidentally spoiled things for myself a couple of times in the recent past and that’s frustrating to me personally. I do hope they do something new and exciting with these characters though.
No need to apologize! I like hearing your thoughts. My day has been pretty good so far. I hope yours is too! And seriously, don’t worry about your present! I promise I’ll love it no matter what you come up with. AND YES WOOBIE RUMPLE. I can’t wait to see what you come up with!