Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-27023843-20170807153603/@comment-25375217-20180426212558

I feel like I should update my list now that Season 7 has happened.


 * 1) Henry: The reasons on my last list still apply, but I also love him as the grown-up protagonist. He shows a different side to the "normal person thrown into a world of fairytales" than Emma; where Emma was weirded out and confused most of the time, Henry is like a fanboy trying to prove he can be a fairytale hero, too. And I love the struggling writer persona under the curse, too.
 * 2) Zelena: Same reasoning here, too. I'm liking her as a full-blown hero dealing with the curse, too. It's a shame we didn't fully see her development to that point, but seeing her deal with her past and the pain of having to lie to her daughter have all been a lot of fun.
 * 3) Victoria: I'm a little biased because of how excited I was to see Gabrielle Anwar announced for the show (my family loved Burn Notice), but I really do think Victoria was a fascinating and fun villain and I wish she would have been used as more than a plot device for Drizella's redemption and Lucy's revival. Her backstory is one of the greatest examples of Once brilliance and she's almost understandable in her pain, but also so far off her rocker that she's fascinating to watch.
 * 4) Cruella: Not much more to say here than what I've already said, seeing as she hasn't appeared since.
 * 5) Belle: Her Season 7 appearance hasn't added much to her character, but I still love her for the reasons I said before.
 * 6) Sabine: Specifically Sabine, not so much Tiana. It's not that I dislike Tiana, it's just that there hasn't been much to explicitly like. Sabine doesn't get much screentime, either, but when she does get it, she takes it and runs with it. Her snappy one-liners and never-give-up attitude makes her memorable and lovable. Honestly, she's the roommate everyone needs.
 * 7) Ingrid: Same opinion as before.
 * 8) Tamara: Insert repetition here.
 * 9) Nick: He was the writers' second chance at Victoria... and they used him as a plot device, too. Sigh. Still, though I wasn't satisfied with the backstory and wish it had gone a little darker, Nick gets Tamara's "what might have been" pass.
 * 10) Rumple: Sorry, Regina, but Rumple's finally won out. I still love Regina, but Roni has been a bit too straightforward for my taste whereas Weaver can still keep me on my toes. He's still a self-centered jerk, but he's done it well enough and mixed in enough good deeds that I've almost forgotten how inexplicably horrible he was in Seasons 4-6. (...Almost.) But at this point, I'm much more invested in what happens to Rumple next than I am Regina.