Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-2153169-20170629021436/@comment-1916997-20170715232509

JennaMae wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: I think the reason is what many of us have been pointing out for a while. They have covered the majority of popular classic fairy tales and literature on the show. Which means you either do more and more obscure things, which a large majority of the audience won't get, or you retell the popular stories, with different twists. Obviously, we now know which one they chose. Silver lining to this: if you didn't like their first take on a character, now you have another chance. I'm guessing we will get Disney's Rapunzel and a male hero Jack and the Beanstalk. But you can see how that could come off as lacking creativity, right? Like, "We admit it, we ran out of characters. Here they are again with new actors!" The whole basis of this show has already been "classic characters with a twist."

I hope they've found a good way to merge the S1-S6 FTL mythology with this new realm's. If we're literally getting another set of the S1 guest characters, that'll be disappointing. From what we know so far of modern Hyperion Heights, it already looks like a huge replica of Storybrooke. Yeah, it is lacking creativity a bit, but like I said, what was the alternative? Here's Eliony of Prydian as your new main character! The "classic characters with a twist" only works because we know who the classic characters are. And sure, they could go super obscure and people would still be able to figure it out (if only because everyone has internet), but that slightly takes away the fun of the show. And I'm sure we will still get some totally new stories as well. Like I said, it was a tricky thing to navigate, but I think they made the best choice, all things considered.