Board Thread:Rant and Rave/@comment-31937823-20180212040050/@comment-28162607-20180402075354

I think you have pointed out the issue, Rob. They spent so much time developing Drizella, Tremaine, Nook, Alice and Gothel that they left Ella behind. Tiana and Lucy got left too but they aren't billed as the lead so it's not as bad.

I think the issue with is they had to introduce and develop 8 new characters (Ella, Tiana, Lucy, Tremaine, Drizella, Alice, Nook, Robin) and contrinue with storylines for our four old ones (Henry, Regina, Rumple, Zelena), as well as wrap up Emma and Belle's storylines. And in all that, Ella sort of got tossed aside.