Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20161024005929/@comment-25926288-20161024152205

CoolDudeAl wrote: While the episode wasn't perfect, I'm not quite understanding the level of hate from some people on here. Jafar is allowed to do more than one thing. In fact I like that he is shown to do more than one thing, as it makes the character more complex and real. No one (or almost no one) has one, and only one, goal in life. Also, both of Jafar's goals actually link up anyway. Maybe Jafar first thought he could take over Agrabah by becoming vizier to the capital Sultan and mind controlling him. As we saw, that failed. So then maybe he decided he needed to get the power of the three genies to change the laws of magic, so he could change the past to take over. Finally, why so much dislike for Atropos's shears. I think it is great that they continue to put Greek Myth stuff into the show. And the fact that Hook kept the shears means they are not just a one episode Macgruffin. Level of hate? It's more that in comparison to the other episodes, it sucks.

1. Jafar doing something else was fine, but they did not connect it to Jafar's storyline in Wonderland. A side-mention of the sultan, Amara, or something would have done wonders.

2. No clear timeline placement. He did not mention anything besides "I want to be Sultan!". Jasmine spoke as though Jafar was vizier for a long time, starving people and being cruel.

3. Fate Shears are fine. But you know what they are right? Chekov's gun (the brother of Deus ex machina). There was no foreshadowing and it wasn't done subtlely. That's all.

If they want to introduce macguffin, they shouldn't go "Look at these powerful Shears! Yes, it will be used again! It's very important!" It was as subtle as the UW arc coming in 5, in which every episode said "You know, this is from the Underworld! This too. Wonder what's in the Underworld. Death and sadness--wish I could see the dead."