bent and broken

Hi there. I have lurked for a while, finally after 6 seasons have I decided to finally introduce myself. I love once, I have since the start. Of course I have to say I am not naive to the fact it has gone south, so much so that I have rediscovered in the "it's so bad it's good" kind of mindset. I truly enjoy reading Lily Sparks who I think embodies the horrible/wonderfulness of the show. Like many of you watching form day one I was drawn in by Snowing and Emma and I am insanely disappointed that they have not fleshed out that storyline to what would have made far more sense. But I have begun to recognize how much the show doe try to accommodate the actors and Ginny and Josh are clearly given less screen time to accommodate parenting their little ones which I think is great. It does disjoint the core story as does the way he've handled Rumple. I still remember his sacrifice with Pan/Dad and see Robert Carlyle as such a consummate performer that I believe he could eventually be redeemed as was meant if the authors would only get out of their own way. The fairytale lexicon is so rich that I lament the possibilities often. On rare occasion, they do get it right I keep watching for that possibility. At the risk of sounding very Mary Margaret, hope. I am a freak in the way that I am definitely CS shipper but acknowledge that some seasons of SQ have been great and there is great chemistry with both. I feel very disappointed in this season because all of the great dynamics to explore haven't and we are just getting a rehash/ I am nervous this season is the end because I need closure and the way things are headed nothing is going as desired. I, too love gardening and baking ;) although life has been too busy for either lately.