A part of me thinks they’re waiting to see how ratings look for the first couple episodes before making a decision.
Thinking the same thing with regards to the decision. It’s interesting, though, because it’s not going to be a totally fair representation given that S6B still has our core characters. It’s still all about Emma, Regina, Snow, and Rumple and their significant others. The ratings could be low but steady but that’s not indicative of how S7 will go ratings wise *IF* they are planning on saying goodbye to half the cast at the end of 6.
It’s obvious that most people care about character over plot especially online
It’s obvious to you and I, to be sure. But I’m not so sure this is obvious to ABC. These are the same people who thought Castle would be *totes okay!* without Stana. I don’t even watch the show and even I knew that would blow up in their faces.