Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4775130-20160926170627/@comment-2153169-20161031154515

Eskaver wrote: First time going fractional. (0.9). I expect there will be a boost up.

So, let's discuss factors.

1. Previous episode: The previous episode was pretty DDI and the issue with DDI is that Disney at least put umph into their work, while Adam and Eddy go in half-baked. Only the face-value Disney fans probrably like it, because the episode had little substance. EQ was pretty much just a troll.

2. Promotion: Not everyone knows about 20,000 leagues under the sea and the promo made it look decent, but I didn't feel hype for the episode. Like, every episode had a hyped up promo (even if Al and Jazzy were annoying), but this was rather subdued.

3. The episode itself: It was a slower episode. I like good character development and this was actual character insight instead of those spur of the moment "character moment" (which I define as cool moments to see, but reiterates info we already knew and doesn't really go anywhere). The flashback was pretty bad, but the actor for Nemo carried that whole thing. The cringy lines turned to pure gold just because of him, lol. I actually felt myself caring about him and his goals. The present day was brief, but EQ was shown to be thwarted (no wonder Snow survived!) and she's finally going to do something. Hype us up for the next episode, but it's back to EQ vs Snow which we've seen forever. I won't get tired of them, but I think the audience is.

And strangely, you avoid to talk about the real factor: the World Series which got a very huge number.

I get that you have many problems with the series recently Eskaver, but it'd be cool to also notice the reality behind these numbers. The WHOLE ABC line up is down cos of the World Series, so the problem is not OUAT itself. Plus, comparing to the rest of ABC, OUAT manage to stay quite well from last week result.

Plus, this is only the early ratings. And OUAT got 1.0/0.9 in half hours, which mean it can be adjusted up.