I think the show jumped the shark right around the time they killed off Neal and none of the other characters acknowledged how huge it was and seemingly just moved on with their lives as if nothing had happened.
The 11/11 split has not been good for the show. They’re trying to cram a season’s worth of plot into half a season so everything seems rushed, threads are left hanging, questions aren’t answered.
Character development is poor. It’s hard to care about the characters writing wise, it’s only because the actors put so much heart and soul into it that they manage to carry the scene. Characters are plot driven rather than adhering to natural character development.
All in all the show is dying a slow and painful death. THe best we can hope for is that the characters at least marginally resemble their former selves by the end of it.
All magic comes with a price!
Keeper of Felix