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I disagree. I think because we’ve had six seasons with the particular set of characters we have now, you can’t just swap them out for new ones. They tried doing that with Scrubs for the 9th season and then it was promptly cancelled. If you add new characters to the roster, you have to make sure they don’t become the “scrappy” (named after the annoying little git that was Scrappy doo). At this stage of the game, Once has to keep the same characters if they want the show to continue. Whilst they might be able to get rid of a couple (Robin and Zelena), the rest are heavy hitters whose absence would cause the show to suffer.
Yeah, but that was what they said, was not me saying it.
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I agree with POM actually. Zelena and Robin might be the exception, but you can’t get rid of, say, Emma, Regina, Snow and/or Charming (you could very easily get rid of one, but not both) or Rumple. Those five are still the crux.
This entirely….they could cut Robin, Zelena, Belle, & Hook because at the end of the day, they’re not part of the Original Roster (Emma, Snow, Charming, Regina, & Rumple). That Core Gang is essential, it’d be like kicking Shaggy or Daphne out of Mystery Inc….it just wouldn’t work.
"If you go as far as you can see...you will then see enough to go even further." - Finn Balor
This entirely….they could cut Robin, Zelena, Belle, & Hook because at the end of the day, they’re not part of the Original Roster (Emma, Snow, Charming, Regina, & Rumple). That Core Gang is essential, it’d be like kicking Shaggy or Daphne out of Mystery Inc….it just wouldn’t work.
And this is precisely why Ginnifer Goodwin will be back. I don’t care what her contract says, they will figure it out. Where are all those people who said they could get rid of her because she’s allegedly unhappy and the show would be fine?
I think Robin is safe because he is tied to Regina. Zelena is more iffy. Belle romantic status to Rump is going to keep her safe as well. And Hook will survive the apocalypse. Hes safe. Honestly, if Zelena and Hades are, were, or will be romantically involved, i think shes the best bet of getting the axe to be with Hades in the underworld. Not that she’d be gone forever.
"I could have the giant duck as my steed!" --Daniel Radcliffe
Keeper Of Tamara's Taser , Jafar's Staff, Kitsis’s Glasses , Ariel’s Tail, Dopey's Hat , Peter Pan’s Shadow, Outfit, & Pied Cloak,Red Queen's Castle, White Rabbit's Power To World Hop, Zelena's BroomStick, & ALL MAGICHonestly, if Zelena and Hades are, were, or will be romantically involved, i think shes the best bet of getting the axe to be with Hades in the underworld. Not that she’d be gone forever.
Zelena would appear for 6 months of the year.
Zelena: Hi Regina! It’s that time of year again!
Regina: Oh joy. So begins our winter of discontent.
All magic comes with a price!
Keeper of FelixWhat! A six season…What could they could possibly do…unless we are going to Hunchback of Notre Dame (Which might be cool) I’m not sure…Aladdin we did with Wonderland unless you wanna retconn and resolve that but woulds seem weird…the Underworld seems like the quintessential place to go unless they just get the guts and make Rumple full on physcho evil they haven’t done yet I know they want to do.
Where could you go with this show by now. I’ll watch to see but i’m afraid they are running out of ideas unless they get new show runners.
Hey #Oncers, ABC just announced their schedule and #OnceUponATime is remaining on Sunday's at 8/7c — hope to see ya this fall for season 6!
— Adam Horowitz (@AdamHorowitzLA) May 17, 2016
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Here’s all of the Upfronts info, regarding OUAT Season 6 so far:
– OUAT is staying in its Sundays at 8pm timeslot. Not a surprise.
– OUAT will be followed by Secrets and Lies and Quantico for the Fall lineup.
– Time After Time will replace Secrets and Lies mid-Season.
– Channing Dungey said that they won’t be doing as big of a gap strategy as in the past. So could this be the end of OUAT’s split-Season format?If any additional info is revealed today, I will add it here.
Source: http://www.spoilertv.com/2016/05/abc-announces-2016-17-primetime-schedule.html
Channing Dungey said that they won’t be doing as big of a gap strategy as in the past. So could this be the end of OUAT’s split-Season format?
Hopefully. I don’t think the split season has worked as well as it was originally intended to. Everything is rushed because instead of spreading one arc out over the two halves they’re trying to squash two arcs in so neither arc gets the development it deserves. Everything is plot driven, there are plot devices galore, characterisation suffers to suit the plot.
The two halves could’ve been set out as: End of A, Villain wins. B involves the “heroes” coming back from their defeat and ultimate overcoming the villain to win.
or
End of A, “heroes” have won and they think everything’s OK but Shock! the villain isn’t done yet and is quietly plotting their revenge which would lead into B where the villain does a counter attack which severely damage the “heroes” but they come back stronger and defeat the villain once and for all.
The split season had so much potential but it was never met.
All magic comes with a price!
Keeper of FelixYes, reverting to the S1 structure would be interesting, especially as S6 might be similar to S1 with a bunch of new people from The Land of Untold Stories.
Other improvements I think would be beneficial:
– Get rid of the compulsory flashbacks in each episode. Only use them for new characters. The flashbacks are providing less and less value, especially with the main characters. Snow and Charming have one every arc and not since S2 have they been interesting. Getting rid of the flashbacks could potentially double the amount of time they have to tell the present day story.
– Scale back the main cast. S1 felt like it had the perfect balance between main characters, side characters and villains. But since S3 I’ve felt like the side characters got less attention. This is a pity because they contributed to the charm of S1. These days, they get so little time that we can’t get invested in their story and hence feel like they’re a distraction.
There are also several members of the core group that don’t pull their weight in terms of the story, e.g. Snow, Charming, Hook. These guys mostly feel like they’re tagging along, saying a few lines here and there. The problem is that because they’re mains, they’re given an obligatory ‘centric’ episode, complete with flashbacks. Sometimes, they even have a storyline like the ridiculous Snow/Charming baby communication fiasco of 5B. Imagine if they’d cut ‘Labor of Love’ and the overworld phone calls and replaced it with a Hades-centric episode to clearly illustrate his motivations. The arc would have been so much stronger.
In S6, I’d like to see Snow and Charming take a back seat. Henry should be there, but in the background; I don’t want another Henry-centric as he can get very annoying very quickly when he’s in one of his zealous moods. Zelena should be a side character. I want to look forward to her snarky comments and sisterly bonding, not see it overdone by shoving her into every scene with the main group. I think Hook is also better as a side character, but that’s obviously not going to happen.
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