A better comparison would be Heroes. Like OUAT, Heroes started out very strong, but its ratings and popularity took a considerable decline til it was cancelled at the end of its fourth Season.
Yeah, good comparison. The writing on Heroes also became wildly unfocused to the point that while I was a huge fan, I struggle really hard to explain the plot of S4.
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"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"