Being stuck at home, I decided to binge OUAT. For the most part, it was an okay show.
Personally, I found the villains to be WAY more interesting than the heroes. Also loved to hate watch Charming and Snow. The two most annoying characters on TV.
But anyway, not a great show, but likable.
Then season 7 happened. Holly crap what a shit show.
They completely detroyed Regina’s character who now plays the part of a bar keep, with a tacky sense of fashion that faded with the 90’s.
Anyway, I watched three episodes for comedic effect, then turned it off.
I’d be really currious to know what the hell they were think. I mean, season 6 finale was very well done. And that’s hard for writers to do with a finale.
I think I bailed in season 2 or 3. I’m kind of shocked it went to 7. To be fair though I bail on a lot of shows in season 2 or 3 (usually 2). I even bailed on Breaking Bad.
A lot of times, I think, shows have a great season 1 premise and execute that vision fairly well. But then faced with season 2, they get stuck. I think UOAT is like that. I recall very much liking the first season, then in later seasons stuff happened just because there was a show and stuff had to keep happening.
Shows with great season 1 then go off the rails:
Lost
Westworld
I loved the premise, but thought it never quite managed to live up to it. Still, for the most part, I found it fun and enjoyable. I thought the “Neverland” episodes were a grind. Season 7 was a total shark jump. Once I got used to it, I thought it was…ok. But I pretty much had to think of it as a reboot rather than a continuation, and that even the three continuing characters were new characters, not really continuations of their characters from the first 6 seasons.
I too loved it in the beginning - it was a neat premise. But as usual, like so many other shows, it went downhill after a few seasons. I think I lasted until season 5. I don’t even remember.