Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20170725142404/@comment-31937823-20170929015526

Eskaver wrote: TheRose123 wrote:

Thanks for this! I feel like I'm going to be enjoying the flashbacks more than the events in the "real world" and it's been a long time since I've said that.

I lean towards the fantastical side of Once. Building a world, whipping out cool magic, seeing a different side of things I. Contrast to reality is nice.

The issue I think some felt was that the flashbacks started to become blah “moral of the episode” and repetitive without a doubt.

Real World: Intrigue, Power plays, Manipulation, Down to Earth vs Cruel and Sadistic

Fantasy: Magic, Mystery, Exploring a setting, Archetypes and Over the Top hammy villains

IMO, Once has sort of struggled to maintain a good “real world” due to magic and tons of cheesy humor coming over, while the flashbacks lost their unique touch. Like we are getting invested in the single mother Jacinda, but also in the oppressed Cinderella. That’ll be a challenge. I hope it stays a little more in line with season 1 and use the flashbacks to highlight situations and certain character traits in others than simply “Tiana had to work at a tavern and learned you can’t quit when it gets tough; Sabine works at Mr.Clucks and wants to quit due to low wages, but learns that you can’t be a quitter!”

That's one of the problems I had with later flashbacks. They mirrored the real-world events so much so, or it was basically events we had scene before or just altogether pointless.