Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-27060727-20170803053127/@comment-6175354-20171027133342

Eskaver wrote: To the detriment of the first sneak peek, I think it's a little problematic that (or rather, a clear example of why) Victoria Belfrey, urban developer has so much power. Let me not draw parallels to Regina as I want to hold her to her own merit.

Besides being the store-brand evil socialite/CEO of movieland, there's a nagging presumption that the audience will just accept that she has this untold power. Politicians having this power make sense as they greatly influence people's lives. Police make sense as they are the enforcers of the law (and can be corrupt). However, businesspeople need a shadowy organization or extreme wealth and connections to pull these things off. Thank you for bringing this up!

If OUaT had moved the location to Chicago, I would be more inclined to find Victoria Belfrey semi-believable. However, This is really stretching the limitations. I do not care if she does own a crocodile Hermes Kelly, there is no way she buy off the entire Seattle.