Thanks for the links to Jennifer’s comments 🙂
She is absolutely right about “conflict” in drama shows, something we all expect and steel ourselves for no matter how good things look!
I really wouldn’t want complacency with Hook and Swan. Too much adventure to explore with their vibrant and lively personalities . Love is a struggle as well as a joy, but there is the potential there to also have great wit, snark and sassy repartee as well as steamy romance! Looking forward to some great clashes of will and purpose.
The Regina drama pits magic against magic ~and we know Emma has a temper as well. Depending on how tall Henry sprouts over the hiatus, he could start to get better story lines as well, and while his 2 moms will do anything for him, that triangle could be most interesting.
I imagine Hook might have a bit of a target on his back as well with Regina out to spoil Emma’s newfound soul mate relationship.
I agree with Jennifer’s summation about Neal, mostly. I’m trying to keep the very unappealing nature of his more vocal fans separate from my feelings for him as a character, but even so, I don’t think he was dynamic enough, as written, to be a major player.
With Rumbelle lies, Marian, retaking The Jolly Rodger (hope springs eternal!) and the Ice Queen saga, they really have given us tons of potential for chaos in the coming season! They have set a complicated goal for themselves.
For escapism entertainment, there  still isn’t anything I would rather follow 🙂
***Always in search of a good flock***