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Based on this, I’d like Snow, Charming, Emma and Hook to make way for new blood. They can still be around, just not dominating screen time. I know this won’t happen, because of contracts and because it’d be too bold a move for OUAT to make. But I do think that the best way to reinvigorate the show would be to bring new characters with fresh stories to the forefront. I’m all for the newbies to be PoCs too!
This is swings and roundabouts. Yes bringing in new blood would make sense especially if the series were to continue beyond season 6 which seems is where some of the current regulars want to end, however, nobody liked it when the regulars were pushed to the background in favour of “new” characters eg the Frozen arc.
Their best bet would be to make a spinoff sequel to the main series so that they could focus on new characters without demeaning the original. So have the spinoff’s characters appear in the main show at various points without dominating the show so the audience know them then end the main show and continue with the spinoff using the new characters. The audience would then know that this is the next “phase” or rather “chapter” of the show rather than a complete replacement and the original characters could even make cameos here and there to show that they are still in town eg the new characters go to the library and Belle is there.
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Keeper of FelixThere were other reasons for that too though. There was no creative freedom with Elsa and Anna and the arc suffered because of it. If they’d been allowed to explore the characters more, the Frozen arc could have been very interesting. They could’ve integrated Elsa into the OUAT storyline instead of the other way round (something which also caused resentment).
Also, Emma and co felt like they had far more potential at the start of S4 than they do now. Take this last half season. Emma, Hook, Snow and Charming really didn’t contribute much. I’d argue that it was Hades and Zelena who carried the arc. Their scenes had an energy about them that I found was missing with the other mains. In S6, I suspect it’ll be Regina, Rumple and Hyde doing the carrying. The worst of it is when they force a ridiculous situation just to give the mains something to do and assasinate the character as a result. Snow and Charming are a testament to that.
But I strongly suspect that they won’t upset the status quo. Not this close to the end.
Their best bet would be to make a spinoff sequel to the main series so that they could focus on new characters without demeaning the original. So have the spinoff’s characters appear in the main show at various points without dominating the show so the audience know them then end the main show and continue with the spinoff using the new characters. The audience would then know that this is the next “phase” or rather “chapter” of the show rather than a complete replacement and the original characters could even make cameos here and there to show that they are still in town eg the new characters go to the library and Belle is there.
I would be way more excited for a sequel than I would for Season 7. If they do have any ideas, then they should definitely do a back door pilot in S6.
I would be way more excited for a sequel than I would for Season 7. If they do have any ideas, then they should definitely do a back door pilot in S6.
Maybe have Henry in high-school (Since Jared Gilmore is probably the only one of the regulars who would stay for the foreseeable future) and he can be a mystery solver (a bit like Veronica Mars)
All magic comes with a price!
Keeper of FelixMaybe have Henry in high-school (Since Jared Gilmore is probably the only one of the regulars who would stay for the foreseeable future) and he can be a mystery solver
Maybe we’ll see Nancy Drew portalling in from fictional River Heights to partner him. 😉
Haven’t been around for a while, but I’ll play (I’m only partially joking).
Regina: Regina Mills and Evil Queen reconcile, move to NYC, go to law school where they are flatmates, and open a law firm called Mills, Regal, and Associates. Regina specializes in class action litigation, EQ does corporate law. Rumplestiltskin occasionally consults for them on a part-time basis (with a specialization in contract law).
Emma: Emma Swan volunteers for NASA’s Mars program, and is training to be an astronaut. Her obsession with CS falters under the intensity of her training. Henry is entirely supportive.
Hook: Hook creates a line of designer clothing that all looks suspiciously the same, and brings back Goth fashion from its otherwise moribund state — most of his clothing line is worn by aging rock stars. He eventually becomes disenchanted with the lifestyle, discovers Osho, and goes off to live on a hippy commune in Goa.
Henry: Henry Mills writes his first novel, which stays at the top of the NYT Best Seller list for longer than anyone could have expected. Critics have described it as “Being John Malkovich” meets “Great Expectations.”
Snow and Charming: Now left to run Storybrooke, Snowing have a moment of self-awareness and realize they are terrible leaders. They leave and live on a self-suficient, environmentally sustainable homestead somewhere in the Mahoosuc Range. Snow makes her own kimchi and pickles mushrooms. They homeschool their kids.
Rumple and Belle: After all the mains leave SB, the peasants slowly trickle back into town, relieved that the cloud of disasters that followed their leaders is finally starting ignore them. Rumple and Belle capitalize on this by devising a scheme to put SB on the global grid, mostly by finally getting Amazon Prime to deliver to town and revamping the place into a living history museum — on the model of Colonial Williamsburg, but with magic. There is an economic boom as a result. Belle creates a wildly popular and profitable residency program for aspiring creative writers. Rumple occasionally consults for Regina’s NY law firm, but mostly sells antiques on Etsy. Having put SB back on rails, Rumple follows Belle who applies to a graduate program in anthropology. Belle and Rumple leave to do fieldwork in Papua New Guinea.
Zelena: Zelena learns computer programming and works for tech startup on the West Coast, remotely. Rumor has it that she is also a notorious hacktivist. She identifies herself as a tiger mom. At 2 1/2 Robin is able to play the violin, speaks five languages, and can put together a five course meal.
This is so much fun! Now I want Zelena to become friends with Lisbeth Salander and feature in Millenium Book #5.
I’m too obsessed with Game of Thrones right now to give an answer appropriate for Disney characters…
I’m too obsessed with Game of Thrones right now to give an answer appropriate for Disney characters…
Just imagine if Once Upon a Time was like Game of Thrones only with Disney characters…
All magic comes with a price!
Keeper of FelixI’m too obsessed with Game of Thrones right now to give an answer appropriate for Disney characters…
Just imagine if Once Upon a Time was like Game of Thrones only with Disney characters…
I probably wouldn’t hate it. lol
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