Nothing plot wise nor character wise matters because the writers can change on a dime whenever they see fit, either for a better idea or because they simply don’t care to keep things consistent. This fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants world building doesn’t work because not only does magic not make sense (or just any random plot device) but it also means big concepts like what good or evil actually *is* are so ill defined that it’s hard (if not impossible) to tell a story.
Agree completely. I mean what happened to “dead means dead” or “all magic comes with a price” or “evil is not born it is made” they have completely disregarded all of these in the last three seasons, and that does not even include all the magical portals that have suddenly appeared. Another problem that I feel is central is a lack of creative writing when we have new worlds. I was so incredibly excited to see the inside of Jefferson’s hat, Camelot, OZ, and even the land of untold stories. They start these worlds, get us excited, and then loose focus completely. They never completely develop them and therefore we are left unsatisfied. I know we need to focus on our key players but we have seen them be able to connect characters and stories to our main characters in an effective way. I mean look at this season with the land of untold stories Hyde was connected to Rumple, Nemo was connected to Hook, and Cinderella’s sister of course was connected to her. I liked these episodes because they took the world that they were developing and connected them to our current main characters. Unfortunately that was it, the land of untold stories consisted of only three stories, that is sad. They could have done so much more with this as well as the other worlds that I am left with a “well that was okay” feeling. Instead we get rewritten story lines over and over again and characters that are completely out of character so that they can “move the plot along”