Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26186122-20170201030648/@comment-25926288-20170202002146

CoolDudeAl wrote: Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who watches this show because I like how they adapt and twist classic literature (and to a lesser extent Disney movies). Why are A Bitter Draught, Street Rats, and Dark Waters rated overall so low, and Heartless rated overall so high. How many more episodes of the Snow White story do you all need to see? The most interesting things about that episode was the subtle reference to the Woodcutter in Little Red Riding Hood, and the even subtler reference to Wilby in The Shaggy Dog. Does no one like The Count of Monte Cristo, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, or Aladdin? I just don't get it. It's not that (well, for me). I say that nearly all the episode were pretty good. The small deiations are based on things I like/dislike.

Example, I think Heartless, which was one of the better written episodes of 6A, deserves a high ranking. Great quality deserves to be noted. I doubt many thought "Snow vs EQ #18382" and voted it highly because of that. It had quality, chemistry (Ginny and Josh work very well together), and there were other things going for it: there was actual conflict, Queenie actually did something proactive, cinematography and musci were great.

I could explain why I (and maybe others) rank the others lower.

1. Bitter Draught: The flashback was mostly Snow vs EQ, so you can't think Heartless would be downvoted, but this episode upvoted, when they both had a similar flashback. The flashback barely hit the actual story. They could have taken anyone and did that. Other than that, it wasn't too spectacular. Regina's moral dilemma about killing ended as soon as it started and had poor devices that generally don't work.

2. Dark Waters: I didn't say it earlier, but having new stuff, doesn't mean that it automatically better. If they had an episode about Henry searching for Santa Claus, it would be lower than anything because while new, Jared isn't the best actor, and it probably wouldn't be "moving" to most people. Some people dislike Hook, some saw it as a bit boring (I never read that book), but other than that, it was pretty dry for an episode based on a sea adventure.

3. Street Rats: It won't be ranked high at least this early consensus because it wasn't all that. To be honest, any of the frozen episodes, or Brave, or Ariel stuff would rank over Street Rats. It's not about new stuff. It's about execution (and the fact that it doesn't not exist in a separate sphere than other episodes). Street Rats was pretty much Adam and Eddy's fanfiction of a crossover with Once, rather than being some ingenious twist. And other things....

But to keep it short (XD), liking something is more than seeing the shiny, new toy they toss at us. It's about personal preference, quality, and the impact it leaves you with.