Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-2153169-20171213164505/@comment-2153169-20171214014130

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: JennaMae wrote: Just watched Gabrielle's interview and she said that she wouldn't sign on to a season 8, so there's that regardless of what happens. Well, that explains everything.

Gabrielle Anwar did not want a long-term contract. So, Tremaine/Rapunzel/Victoria's arc was written with that in mind. It is basically like how Rumpstiltskin's arc is about him wanting to die, because clearly Robert Carlyle wants to move on to other projects. Look, I cannot fault Gabrielle for this, because OUaT is in an awkward situation. Her signing a two-year contract, would have forced her to do a show she did not want, if OUaT gets cancelled this year.

Actually, it has to do with her family.

Her family and home is 15 hours away from Vancouver, which is why she "does not know" if she'd sign for a S8, per her words. And, when you have a 14 year old daughter, I think it is normal you don't want to be away from her for too long. Must have been hard for her daughter too.

Honestly, they're kind of brave ^^' Being away for so long from their families or your closed beings, if they don't move with you... Really hard.