Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20170725142404/@comment-25926288-20170928235115

TheRose123 wrote:

Thanks for this! I feel like I'm going to be enjoying the flashbacks more than the events in the "real world" and it's been a long time since I've said that.

I lean towards the fantastical side of Once. Building a world, whipping out cool magic, seeing a different side of things I. Contrast to reality is nice.

The issue I think some felt was that the flashbacks started to become blah “moral of the episode” and repetitive without a doubt.

Real Word: Intrigue, Power plays, Manipulation, Down to Earth vs Cruel and Sadistic

Fantasy: Magic, Mystery, Exploring a setting, Archetypes and Over the Top hammy villains

Once has sort of struggled to maintain a good “real world” due to magic and tons of cheesy humor coming over, while the flashbacks lost their unique touch. Like we are gettin invested in the single mother Jacinda, but also in the oppressed Cinderella. That’ll be a challenge. I hope it stays a little more in line with season 1 and use the flashbacks to highlight situations and certain character traits in others than simply “Tiana had to work at a tavern and learned you can’t quit; Sabine works at Mr.Clucks and wants to quit, but learns that you can’t be a quitter!”