Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20180303015816/@comment-5899967-20180303174223

I think it was a fine premiere, kinda underwhelming compared to the others but there are various things I liked.

Cons:

- Regina and Zelena being mostly useless in the present. I noticed a pattern that everything that happens is because of the villains, much like in season 1.

- Everyone seems to act like a jerk towards the others. Why? XD To be honest, I kinda like the banter between Regina and Zelena, they argue but they still have their sisterly moments.

- Some of the drama felt a bit forced and rushed, for example Robin and Gothel's relationship, Zelena and Robin, because all of it happened in a few scenes.

- I wanted to see more of the Haunted House.

Pros:

+ Rapunzel and Drizella's drama, I liked that because it's a culmination of their character journey, I also appreciated the parallelism with the sacrifice Zelena makes for Robin, both made sacrifices for their daughters.

+ Rapunzel's death obviously, between this and her episode backstory in 7x09 they kind of improved the character, she has redeeming qualities but she's still very much a bad person, which makes her balanced.

+ Rogers and Weaver's dynamic, I really love that, and now Rogers is finally seeing the light, they will do great work together, as Weaver said, I also like how they are mashing the mystery of the real world with the fairy tale theme.

+ The flashbacks are a continuation from the main arc (from 7x10), I hope to see more of that, and that Henry/Cinderella/Lucy/Tiana/Jack are not background characters anymore.

+ The Witches storyline, I hope they don't feel rushed, I think there will be a lot of witches so I am kinda worried, but it's interesting so far, as well as the mystery of the possible witch hunter (?), it has me intrigued.