Board Thread:Rant and Rave/@comment-31937823-20180212040050/@comment-25926288-20180331224918

Dan Fox wrote: Eskaver wrote: Cinderella was used busineswise as it’s amongst the most popular fairytales of all time. Ignoring the demo, the Other Shoe has the highest overall viewership of season 6, without contest.

So, if you can’t see why they’d use Cinderella than I guess this is becoming moot.

A story is complex and I fear that many don’t understand the nuances within. Using Cinderella, the writers had access to the Evil Stepsisters and the Stepmother. They used this to combine with Rapunzel to create their big twist. Like, I know people like Ivy and Victoria but a good story doesn’t mean they have to stay all season.

Victoria went out on a high note and some fans changed their minds or outlook towards her. That’s a solid reason why they shouldn’t continue further with a character. If they did, they’d do what many writers do and drive those characters into the ground.

So, Ella’s inclusion is multi-faceted. With some flaws due to writer flavors, some due to the story focus, etc, etc. And now that both Victoria and Drizella are gone there is literally no reason for the writers to keep avoiding further development for Ella/Jacinda unless they really don't care. There's still seven episodes left so anything can happen but I doubt every one is gonna be crucial for her development. They aren’t avoiding development for Ella. They used Ella for access for something else.