Board Thread:Rant and Rave/@comment-31937823-20180212040050/@comment-1826156-20180310185116

Aine1989 wrote: 8Rob wrote: Eskaver wrote:

It's weird. They completely wrote Ella out of the Cinderella story and shockers--She appears to have no story. (The love triangle is weird too as Henry and Jace like each other and Nick really isn't making any advances without signs frm Jace (who seems to just want the best of both worlds, I guess.) Agree

Cinderella barely interacts with Drizella and Tremaine

It's like the Cinderella fairytale was just an excuse to introduce a love interest for Henry

But then again, they probably didn't want to copy/paste all the Snow/Evil Queen drama from season 1 I think your part about her lack of interaction with Tremaine is importnt. If they wanted to set up Tremaine as the Big Bad, a parallel to Regina and Snow's dynamic, they could have devoted at least 5 minutes to them so we can feel something for this relationship. Because with Snow and Regina, we felt the hatred and rivalry but also the tragedy because they used to have a strong bond.

I feel like Ella is more of a plot device for Tremaine and Drizella than a character in some ways Sadly, I feel like you're right. In trying to prove that this Cinderella is not some damsel in distress, they've instead turned her into a plot device. She helps move the story along whenever she's needed and then put back in her box and forgotten. This would be fine if she wasn't touted to be the romance of the century.

As for Jacinda, she was more tolerable in this episode and I thought her quirkiness was endearing. ​​​​​​Ella, as usual, was just a tagalong, however.