Board Thread:Rant and Rave/@comment-25733960-20171021010133/@comment-24593235-20171021192613

I think Dania Ramirez is doing a great job as Jacinda, and I liked her portrayal of Cinderella far more this episode than I did 7x01. Now for what I didn't like about this episode...

I don't appreciate all the S1 throwbacks. At least they acknowledged the garden stuff was from 1x05, but can't they be anymore original? I can't really think of anything this season they've done that's not already been done before.

Still not liking Tremaine/Victoria (or Gabrielle Anwar's accent), and I really just don't see he growing on me much. I fell in love with Regina instantly in Season 1, and Zelena in Season 3, and Fiona in Season 6, but I'm still just not feeling Victoria. The backstory behind Anastasia, I suppose, wasn't awful, but in regards to that I'm just bitter over the lack of closure for Emma Rigby's Anastasia. As for the final scene, I... wasn't able to pay much attention to it. For once I didn't read the credits this episode and for a second I was thinking Belle would be the person shackled, but then it was just this new character and after that I kinda didn't care.

That's another thing about Season 7. I just don't care. These new characters (even Jacinda, who I've responded to the best) just aren't holding my attention. I wasn't a fan of Seasons 4-6, but I was invested enough in the characters and the show to still care about their journey and pay attention to what was happening with them. With these new characters, I find myself easily slipping away to just look at Twitter or do something else rather than listen to the actual dialogue. In the flashback between Ella and Tremaine, I'm still not entirely sure what happened besides the fact that Anastasia was dead and Emma Rigby was no where to be found. And even Jacinda's speech I didn't pay a single ounce of attention too (it seems most didn't like it, so I guess that's not a bad thing).

I thought this episode was better than 7x01 and 7x02, but I still didn't like it all that much (besides a few things I posted on the other discussion board). Hoping 7x04 will be better since it's wrapping up one of my favorite storylines, but I don't know. Just not enjoying any of this.