But since S3 I’ve felt like the side characters got less attention. This is a pity because they contributed to the charm of S1. These days, they get so little time that we can’t get invested in their story and hence feel like they’re a distraction.
I would love to see more of these characters. I would love to see Archie Hopper and Leroy have bigger roles. I loved both of these characters in season 1 and they haven’t done much of anything with them since.
I agree. The side characters added to the small town charm in Storybrooke.
I think they would have to make the side characters relevant again if the were going to do flashbacks on them at this stage in the game especially if it doesn’t involve the main cast. You could do a dwarf flashback so long as Snow appeared at some point: eg The dwarves make plans with Snow but then we follow a couple of them as they go off to do their own thing. Without the relevance and connection, the flashbacks would just seem like a waste of screentime because we’re not as invested in the side characters as we once were.
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