Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-2153169-20180101145807/@comment-25536775-20180104031433

Eskaver wrote: DatNuttyKid wrote:That's because it's being piled upon. Again, Once is carried by its villains.

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Alice has a lot of potential as an anti-hero, though. That's in part a problematic part of Once and especially this season. The show has heroes and villains and one-side shouldn't carry the other. On the note of Alice, I expect her to go as well, but that's neither here nor there.

I can see why Adelaide's departure signals the death bells, but there were signs pointing towards her departure, despite how they wrote the character. (I'm certain that the writers think Ella is the most intriguing, conflicted, warrior mom ever.) Seeing that all of the early recurrers had a chance to be bumped up, I think the moment Mekia achieved that before anything serious with the character sort of gives the idea that Kane and Reynolds were far less likely to be sticking around.

I think the quick end to a regular (Anwar) also gave me a similar feeling as she was and is the villain/regular. I'm sure more will unfold in the upcoming weeks. Adelaide rarely takes upon regular roles, so I wasn't expecting her to last. The fact that she's leaving so soon is what surprises me more; I thought she was going to at least last until the finale.