Hmmm arc rankings:
1. S1- obviously the best
2. S3A- Best finale, best villain
3. S5B- Best character moments, old characters, great villain, cool CGI
4. S4A- I actually liked the frozen story line. It meshed well with the OUAT universe.
5. S2A (1-16)- Lots of great episodes in here. The only reason it’s this low is because of the many duds during this time. This was a studs and duds era for OUAT.
6. S3B- Wicked Witch was cool. But the finale left something to be desired, and it took forever to reveal Zelena’s motives.
7. S2B (17-22)- Couple clunks here but I enjoyed Tamara and Greg more than most. And I liked the welcome to storybrooke episode a lot and the transition to Pan and Neverland. And the Dragon!
8. S5A- Started out as the most promising, but then fell on it’s face in the final two episodes. The switch to make it all about Hook and not Emma was frustrating and it contradicted everything Emma said in the premiere in granny’s when she basically threatened everyone. Merlin was great though and I actually didn’t hate Merida and Arthur.
9. S4B- I actually liked the finale, but other then Cruella, this arc was a disaster. Regina flipping cars with the Queens for fun and mayhem, Ursula not being the Ursula we were lead to believe, and Maleficent being rather boring, oh and the unfinished Lily stuff and the whole muddled darkness with Snow and Charming and what actually is inside Emma. So much potential with the author and three iconic villains, but the writing just didn’t live up to the hype. Maybe I’ll have to re-watch it, because there were parts I really liked that could help get this arc out of last place, but for now, it’s where it stands.