Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-2153169-20171213164505/@comment-25375217-20171218215835

AquaSoloSky wrote: I hope Drizella is promoted just because I want to see more of her backstory and how she dealed with not only Ana's "death" but also how she grew to hate her mother. Maybe even how she met Gothel. I also would love to see more of her relationship with Anastasia as well. I don't think we really need to see how she grew to hate her mother -- it can be easily assumed based on her interactions with other characters and what she says. She desires maternal approval. Hence her brief attachment to Regina and how easily Gothel could manipulate her. Unfortunately, she didn't need Rapunzel's approval when she first came back from the tower because she had Cecelia, so she didn't make an effort with her. And once Cecelia was gone, it was too late -- Rapunzel had cracked and now only cared for Anastasia, the only person who never gave up on her. Drizella, this person who desperately wants someone to say they're proud of her, is stuck with a mother who has gone insane and is obsessed with her sister. Drizella will never be Anastasia and will never have her mother's love. Given she was younger than 14 when Anastasia died and is around Henry's age now, that's around a decade of, effectively, emotional abuse from her mother. Then she learns that her mother is willing to kill her for the sake of Anastasia? It's no wonder she's so unhinged.

That's not really relevant to this thread, though, lol. Sorry for the tangent.