My hope is that they’ll use this whole underworld thing in order to give the characters a chance to resolve some issues (not add more issues/characters).
– I want to see old characters (possibly dead ones in the underworld)/plot points revisited, and given proper closure.
– Emma makes the whole journey, in order to learn she finally needs to let go of Hook. It’s what he wanted her to do in the first place.
– Rumple to find out that this whole brush with heroism did affect him (no more throwaway character development please!) and makes some decent choices for a change.
– Regina and Emma’s friendship getting a lot of screentime (seriously, these two actresses have great chemistry).
– Robin to either get written out, or gain some character depth beyond “Regina’s boyfriend”.
– Some consistency in Belle’s characterisation. Really? The moment Rumple is actually a decent human being, she doesn’t want to be with him and the moment he’s back to his old ways, she does? I thought she was supposed to be a good judge of character.
– Seriously, I meant it: Dont add anymore throwaway characters! Only introduce new characters when they’re important to the plot (like Merlin in 5a)
– While you’re at it: no more flashbacks! Though switching between Storybrooke/the underworld would be ok. The characters who did not go to the underworld deserve some screentime and more importantly: character developement, too. (And that Arthur thing needs to get resolved. Here’s to hoping Guinevere will be the one to defeat Arthur.)