Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20171209015815/@comment-6302057-20171209151641

I felt that this episode was very fast-paced with lots of new twists and complex backstory: ''BAM! Rapunzel is Tremaine reveal, plus Rapunzel and Gothel's entire backstory. BAM! Love triangle = Tremaine poisons Ella's mother's, plus Anastasia's accident. BAM! Victoria sacrifices Lucy to wake Anastasia.''

The pacing worked remarkably well. That and the whole 'Disney Princess has been made a villain' aesthetic.

My only reservation is that they shouldn't have made Rapunzel scream Anastasia and Drizella's names from the tower, I felt it spoiled the Rapunzel=Tremaine reveal too quickly. Introduce Rapunzel, then wait until the very next scene with Weaver and Victoria.

Then again, getting that out of the way in the opening scene really sets the faster pace of the episode. Nonetheless it works and leaves time to get to more important things. Much preferred over a "nothing episode" that would tease all the way though only to make the reveal at the very end.