Yes, I basically agree. The amount of plot isn’t the issue, it’s the “let’s throw it all at the audience at once” tactic. You had prophecy, spells, dopplegangers, revelations about the SQ’s endgame, secrets, more family drama in the form of TWO secret sisters, lies and more lies, reflections in mirrors that talk. If they had spread this out more, it wouldn’t have felt so heavy in the last few moments. 404 was the first episode that really “took time off” with the Frozen story; there was Hook and Rumple and Hook and Emma, but it really stalled in the SQ/Frozen department. It’s like they made up for it spaghetti style–throw it at the wall and see what sticks.
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