[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Lostie!

Yeah, I definitely get the feeling that Season 5 will be the final season,

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the direction in which the story is currently headed (Merlin introduced, Dark One Emma, Rumple freed of the darkness, etc) sounds pretty fitting for a final season to be honest. I think the showrunners are expecting to end next season, so are moving into what they intend for the final arc. I hope so anyway, I'd hate for this show to finish without an ending.

I'm looking forward to non-evil Rumple next season. We've only really had a Dark One-less Rumple in the flashbacks so seeing him in present-day Storybrooke as the man he used to be will be really interesting.

One gripe with the finale though:

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No Maleficent! I hope we see more of her in Season 5. Zelena, too! They're both still around, which is good.

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Yeah, I thought it was strange that we didn't see Mal at all, i'm guessing she'll play a role in the next series though given that Lily's trying to find her dad. I hope Zelena and Mal are both made season regulars tbh.