Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4637931-20180513150817/@comment-4975807-20180515144940

I agree that the decision to remove Zelena and Belle from the main cast was a mistake. Had I gotten any say on the executive decision to give Jared the boot, I would have insisted he stay. The story would have had a smoothier transition, in my opinion, if the audience got to see more of Jared as Henry in the NEF before he grew up (and Andrew becomes our Henry). I adored seeing Zelena’s cursed persona but it was disappointing Belle was not there. Belle as a stand alone character on OUAT has been constantly overshadowed because of her relationship with Rumple. It would have been an interesting twist to see a new side of her and what role she might have had for S7 in Hyperion Heights.