Ahh not the whole jump the shark thing again. It certainly had it’s flaws, and they did it for the ratings, but I actually thought the way they incorporated frozen was quite good. And although the show has certainly changed, there are still episodes that are on par or even better than episodes in seasons 1-3. Or at least, that’s what I think. If anything, the story now usually suffers the most when it is simply plot driven and not character driven. But when they take the time to develop the original cast (Regina and Emma’s chat in Neal’s apt in the 5b finale), the show is still quite good.
I agree to an extent. I don’t think the show has jumped the shark yet (at the very least 5B has pulled it back from that point). I also agree about the show being better when it’s more character driven and focusses on the original cast and fleshes them out more instead of being completely plot driven.
I have to disagree about Frozen. It was too new to fit into the show seamlessly which made it seem like a cash grab. The fact that the Disney movies are in the show’s continuity (Neal telling Mulan about a movie being made about her) throws the timeline because either Emma had just met the newest Disney Princess who’s movie was barely a year old, or Emma is about to see a 100% accurate retelling of her new friend’s life. Basically Once was going: For Elsa’s backstory, see Frozen.
The main aspect of the Frozen arc I disliked was Anna. She was annoying and I HATED the way the show made her the reason Charming and Belle are like they are. Charming wasn’t courageous because that is who he is as a person, he was only like that because he met Anna who inspired him. Belle was never brave, she was only like that because she met Anna who inspired her. The fact that the show tried to make Anna a part of some of the main cast’s backstories (Charming, Belle, Rumple) was very cliché and it made me dislike Anna more than I already did. Hook is preferable to Anna.
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