I suppose we all have our favourites that make the show for us 😉 Each to their own, however Charming, Snow, Emma & Henry are the main characters with Regina & Rumple’s stories completely entwining with-in theirs which also makes them mains/leading characters- this has been said by H&E over & over again since the show began- even last week 😉 All the other characters are ONLY recurring/minor/guest roles as of this point in time. Yes they help move the story along but they are Not mains nor the focus of the show (yet).
I personally don’t have a problem with Red, Belle, Blue etc having stories or anything. I enjoy watching them & how they are connected with our 4 main FTL characters. I simply enjoy the core characters story more- esp my favs lol 😉
On another note-
I just remembered something- in the 1st S2 promo- didn’t Hook bust into a display case of Gold’s to retrieve his hook???? Wouldn’t that indicate Hook will be in SB at some point? Maybe this is a sign that they will indeed find away back to SB via Hook & his ship 😉 with Cora in tow no doubt 🙄