Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-2157876-20140318055324/@comment-6588773-20140402164825

I really don't like the idea that Dorothy isn't born yet. There are strong arguments against that idea which I'll give. It reminds me of how badly they wrote Ariel's arch... I'll give some examples.

In one episode, Neal tells Mulan when they meet, that a movie was made about her, IMPLYING that all movies/stories are known in present day--the stories have BEEN told!

Secondly, In Season 1, their intro would always say something along the lines of "blah blah blah ALL the fairytales and stories ever told", also IMPLYING that the stories have been told.

So I hated that Ariel's story in OUAT is JUST NOW playing out, instead of it being a backstory, the past. And I'll hate if Dorothy isn't even alive YET. I also hated that Jafar got his staff taken away, which is confusing as to when his story with Aladdin/Jasmine played out, because in the movie he is looking for a genie and has his staff...(which OUAT world, or at least Neal and Emma, is aware of through the movie), implying Jafar met Aladdin/Jasmine before going to Wonderland.

I love OUAT, but they need to stick to their stories. If the movies/books/stories are KNOWN history as they have implied previously, why write arcs as if the story hasn't happened yet?