Doing 3B in another post….
Favorite Episode of the Season
Probably New York City Serenade. The pre-press screening of this episode worried me; I was convinced I was going to loathe it. I didn’t. I actually quite enjoyed it. Everyone got something to *do* and that was exciting. I loved seeing everyone in their fairy tale costumes again, Emma’s adventure in NYC was really great. Tons of fun all around.
Favorite Character Introduced
I honestly don’t know. This is the first season where I hated the arc-villain. I found Zelena annoying, shrill, and her plot to be simply stupid. Everyone in Oz seemed lifeless and lacked any emotional depth.
Favorite Moment of the Season
Gah. I don’t know either because I’m really not a fan of this season but if you were to force me to answer then there are two:
1) Emma getting her memories back–the flashes focused on her own Savior status, her family and Henry, and Neal. In the moment it seemed like the show was telling me the things that were important to her and the show.
2) Neal using the last little bit of life in his body to get a note to Hook to find Emma. He’s the true hero.
What were your thoughts on Zelena being Regina’s sister?
Predictable. This show can’t resist family drama. But I didn’t hate it and at least it didn’t screw up the timeline too much.
How did you react to Neal’s death?
Poorly!
No, everyone knows how I reacted so I’m not going to go into any great depth here, but needless to say, I miss Neal Cassidy. I miss him a lot.
Had Neal lived, how would the rest of 3B been different?
I will believe until the end of time that Neal was supposed to go on that trip to the EF with Emma. And then they came home–their new version of Tallahassee–together. That’s the story. That’s the story right there.
What did you think of the twist that it was Regina who defeated Zelena with light magic instead of Emma?
Eh. Predictable that Regina, who has the closest ties with Zelena, would defeat her, like Rumple defeating Pan. But they haven’t used Regina’s light magic since, really. Zelena’s take down in the barn was rather lame too.
What were your thoughts on the show exploring the concept of time travel?
You did it once, show. Don’t do it again.
Regarding this Season, has your opinion changed at all looking back?
Nope. Still strongly disliked everything after the second episode “Witch Hunt.” It was a mess and it really showed that the show was shifting in theme and tone. The only thing that’s worse, for me, is S5A but…not by much.
Did the split season work for this full season?
No and here’s why:there are no common threads. Nothing that extends over the entire season. That’s a big difference with season 4 and that’s why S4 split works a bit more, you had one story that was told over an entire season (the search for the Author) instead of two totally separate seasonal stories.