Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20171218204555/@comment-25926288-20171219122621

Chameleon-Guy wrote: I disagree with TheRose about new characters not being tridimensional, they are, and they're pretty interesting too, Tiana, Drizella, Alice and even Rapunzel who is not my favorite has a cool backstory and she is definitely not one-note. Cinderella is the only one, maybe Henry who is just okay. I agree that Gothel and the cult storyline are creepy and interesting, killing an iconic Disney princess was also a bold move, I'm shocked Disney approved that. Adding my thoughts from above, I think the new characters should be the new pillars of the show. We sort of had 4 strong pillars in the prior part: Emma, Regina, Rumple, and Snow/Hook.

The new characters aren't one note; however, while Alice and Drizella do get interesting development and storylines, it's hard to argue that Tiana outside of her centric did anything more than exposit the story. I think Tiana and Ella (and to a degree Henry) are slowly being edged out by the older cast. They aren't one-note, but they are getting lost in the shuffle, sort of like Robin in season 5B. Robin had some development, but he often was "lost in the woods" or simply around.

I agree with how dimensional they are and how much intrigue is behind most, just determining whether its a positive trajectory.