I suppose we can carry on the convo on this thread unless ready_to_Rumbelle throw us out
No, get out of here 😛 (just kidding). I hoped to start a discussion about characters and the way they are written while creating this thread, so of course it makes sense to also discuss certain influences on the writing. I got the impression that A&E are trying their best not to be too much influenced by fans or the network. Nevertheless, they realized how immensely popular (Rum)Belle and Hook immediately became and decided to include them more than they might have originally intended to, which surely makes sense. But while reacting to fans, they still try to involve these characters in the stories they have planned to tell and not deviate too much just in order to include them (to please the fans). However, it is a bit amusing that OUAT is a PG-rated TV show but on the other hand A&E have a tendency to write their villains better than the heroes. They managed to have Regina and Rumple do horrible things and people can’t help themselves but still love them.
I agree, Grimmsistr, that the Charmings are sometimes written inconsistently. It seems like Snow and MM are two completely different persons, which can be confusing and irritating especially since she is the only one whose SB counterpart post-curse is different to the pre-curse FTL character. While Emma and Snow were in the EF during the first part of S2, she reminded me again of the old one, I grew to like during S1, but now in S3, she’s just self-absorbed, naive and insensitive towards Emma and Charming.