Am I the only one who isn’t thrilled by the appearance of a demon? I feel like whenever a fantasy show goes that route, it means the writers have officially run out of good ideas.
Depends on the fantasy show. Demons are totally within the wheelhouse of, say, Supernatural and Buffy and Angel. But they were set up from the get go to be included. ONCE operated under a fairy tale paradigm that stuck really close to its Disney roots but has never dipped its toe into the more metaphysical realm outside of the super broad “good vs evil” theme. The problem with demons is that eventually the audience asks, “okay, but what about the other side?” Supernatural, for example, didn’t hesitate to reply, “yup. Angels. Meet Castiel.” Buffy teased heaven which would go hand in hand with the other side of demons. Angel…less so.
I am wondering if ONCE won’t remove the “demonic” name from this creature–if indeed they even call it Chernabog on screen–and just call it some sort of monster (like the Wraith) that just so happens to look a lot like Chernabog, at least enough that the audience makes the connection without having to label him as Chernabog/demon