Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1916997-20171009223757/@comment-4975807-20171021153744

This is going to be tough to decide for myself since regardless of if I prefer one character over the other, I actually love all of them lol. I like that there are limitless possibilities of how to interpret a character of the same name from the same fairytale. My picks are in bold.

Cinderella (104) VS Cinderella (701) - Both Cinderellas have their good points. Ashley definitely stepped up her game when she wasn't afraid of possibly shooting Tremaine in order to protect Clorinda. The first Cinderella had a lot of guts in taking that first step to changing her life and I liked how her happy ending came about. It was the traditional rags to riches fairytale. Usually I don't go for that type of story but there was a satisfaction about seeing someone who started out low and got true love, a new family, and a new lease on life. Cinderella in S7 does have echoes of Snow White and Emma combined, but she has a dynamic that is different from her predecessors due to how her life circumstances differed from Snow and Emma's.

Lady Tremaine (603) VS Lady Tremaine (701) - The first Tremaine was very much like the Disney version, and the writers took it a step further to demonstrate her cruelty by making her stab Cinderella. :o That kind of action is very much something I could see the Disney Tremaine doing as well. She's evil and spiteful because she believes herself entitled to a fancy, comfortable life once her daughters marry into royalty. But Tremaine in S7 is the one I like best so far. She has an edge to her that emulates parts of both the old Regina/Evil Queen, Cora and even a little bit of Fiona combined, while still being her own individual character rather than a carbon copy of several characters.

Clorinda or Tisbe (603) VS Drizella (701) - I liked Clorinda because she wasn't the evil stepsister, but she almost did when she turned against Ashley after believing Jacob had died because of her. It was nice that she paved her own path in life by seeking love despite that her mother was trying to force her to attract a prince. I have to say I don't have much of an opinion of Drizella right now. She just seems like her mother's lackey and almost like she is trying to be tough and b*tchy both as an expectation of how she should act for her mother and for herself, maybe. I need to see more of her character to get a better grasp on who she is.

Clorinda or Tisbe (603) VS Red Queen (Wonderland) VS Anastasia (703) - Definitely the Red Queen for me! Emma Rigby made a lasting impression as Anastasia on Wonderland, which is why I still feel down whenever I think about the fact OUAT never finished up the Will and Ana plotline. The Wonderland ending offered a clue about their eventual happy ending, but I hated that Ana's absence from Will's life in S4 was never wrapped up.

Alice (Wonderland) VS Alice (701) - This choice is going to kill me lol. Alice from Wonderland had just enough of femininity and bada**ery that she had a good balance of both without seeming like a damsel with dreams in her head or completely over the top with her ability to stand up and defend herself (both verbally and physically). Sophie Lowe is immortalized as the Alice that pops up into my mind whenever I think about Alice in Wonderland. That being said, Alice from S7 is rougher around the edges in a way that made me curious about her right from the get-go. Need to see more of her...

Fairy Godmother (104) VS Fairy Godmother (701) - In terms of looking glamorous, FG from S1 definitely looked the part of a FG, but she was forgettable as a character due to how quickly she was killed. FG from S7 surprised me because I wasn't aware that the fairies of OUAT could get old, or that their wings could be clipped by a non-fairy... RIP. :(

Prince Thomas (104) VS Prince and Henry Mills (701) - Thomas was really the picture of an almost perfect prince, lol. He was good with Ella and it was so sweet to see him with Alex. I would have liked to see more character development from him other than a few one off lines though. That's why I chose Henry. Yes, he's the main character lol but also I am invested in his love story with Cinderella and being able to see it unfold slowly through various episodes instead of it being established in one episode like with Thomas and Ella.

Rapunzel (314) VS Lady Tremaine/Rapunzel (701) - I'm gonna go with S3 Rapunzel for now since S7 Rapunzel has yet to be seen. I was excited to see Rapunzel in S3, but I stand by my opinion that the writers botched the character who had potential. For the episode, I feel it would have been more cohesive had she had some relevancy in present day Storybrooke, in addition to the flashback. Otherwise it felt really disjointed as a story for that episode.

Manifestation of Rapunzel's fear (314) VS Witch/Mother Gothel (703) - The witch is interesting and I hope to see more of her. I like that she seems to have more power over Victoria than Victoria wants to believe.