Do ever think about ouat and get sad? From Neal's death, terrible writing, making it the outlaw queen/captain swan show, whitewashing Regina's evil actions, trashing Rumples redemption arc and Rumbelle in general, the horrible frozen arc and now this will/belle pairing. I question why I still watch this and I guess it's hope? Hope that someday the show will return to its former season 1/2 glory. But it never happens. :(
Do I wish the writers had made other choices throughout the series in relationships, in characters, in where they have put their focus? Certainly. It’s not my show and I would make different choices. Do I wish they were, in general, better writers who were more interested in characterization over plot? Also yes. I do prefer character driven shows, something I would consider OUAT to have been in season 1.
But I still enjoy the show, some episodes more than others - recently I really enjoyed Darkness on the Edge of Town and Enter the Dragon and am more ‘meh’ about this week’s episode, and I still love Robert Carlyle and everything he puts into Rumple, and I have to say I adored Frozen, and I have no issues with Regina. So, while I’m not as in love with show as I was in earlier seasons, I’m still mostly happy and have no plans on going anywhere so long as Rumple is still around.