Thread:Applegirl/@comment-32092932-20171209012046/@comment-4975807-20171213214304

I admit, I really felt for Rapunzel when Drizella reacted so happily to Cecelia's violin gift and then called her "Mother"! :( That would have really hurt Rapunzel... I mean, your own daughter calling someone else "Mother". But I also agree that Rapunzel's favoritism towards Anastasia seemed to continue even after Cecelia was driven away to Wonderland by her. Anastasia dying the way she did appears to have increased Rapunzel's devotion to Anastasia and eventually bringing her back, which must have put an even bigger damper on the relationship between her and Drizella.

I can't help but kinda want to blame Marcus and Cecelia for not trying harder to make Rapunzel feel welcomed in their blended family. It was especially telling during the scene where Rapunzel says she feels so alone despite being around family. I can see how it might've been hard for Cecelia because there she was, married to a widow and raising Ella and her two stepdaughters, and then the stepdaughters' mother suddenly returns and shifts the whole family dynamic.