705 "Greenbacks" Favorite/Least Favorite Moments

Do we know that Roger’s missing girl is the same as Wish Hook’s daughter?  I figured they were using it as a parallel but that they weren’t necessarily the same person.

Also, have we figured out how long our fairy tale characters have been under this curse? And do they not age just like the original characters didn’t? I’m confused about how this Eloise Gardner can be real if they’ve only been cursed for a little bit. We saw Lucy in the alternate EF last season and she was the same age, so I feel like this curse can’t have been around for long. Is the guy who was arrested also part of the curse?  If the missing girl is part of the curse and possibly Wish Hook’s daughter than my money is still on Anastasia.

Victoria’s reaction to eating the Beignet did make me chuckle. 😀

I am glad that we know that Drizella is a villain more then just her attitude. I still don’t think it really makes sense that she would choose to be her mother’s assistant. That does not make sense, in my opinion, but if they lead that to she is somehow using that to play head games, i guess.

I am glad the chicken place is gone and i like the food truck as a project.

I am glad that Regina and Henry are more aware that there is a connection. I just think the curse is the least interesting thing going on here and just makes a lot of the storylines seem pretty stupid, so i am all for Regina regaining her memories.

So they made Tiana a princess of some sort, but only of a small kingdom within another kingdom? Do I have that right? I’m very confused about how her kingdom works. I also am not sure how I feel about her story being totally different.

I think she is the princess of a very minor principality that might then owe fealty to an overlord king. It would be very similar to the minor principalities that were technically under control of the Holy Roman Empire in central Europe until 1806. That would make Tiana a princess but her parents would also be a prince and princess rather than a king or queen.

I am still not feeling Jacinda, I don’t know what it is but she comes off as emotionally impulsive and a little mean. I mean who takes all the money and is perfectly happy throwing her roommate out of the apartment. If the show is going to do this they also need to show us her transformation and guilt afterwards. Instead we got some stupid line about how Lucy called her and talked sense into her. Didn’t buy it. But on the positive side I did like how she talked about how Tiana is always there to lift her up and that she now realizes that she needs to return the favor. That would have been way more effective if she had come to that realization on her own without Lucy’s pep talk and then have both her and Tiana decide to buy a food truck together as a friendship decision.

Dislike: Sadly, I’m really struggling to like Jacinda too this season. I really wanted to root for her and Henry to work it out. However, now I don’t really feel like she is worthy of him. I don’t know if it is the dumb way that Jacinda’s character is written or the way that Dania Ramirez plays the role. Part of the problem is that she comes across as annoying and whiny. The other problem is that Jacinda seems to flail about from one disaster to the next like she is always struggling to be an adult. At first, I thought that could be part of the dark curse, but now I think it is just part of the character. By contrast, Sabine, who is also cursed, still comes across as a capable, mature adult who at least resolves to try to fight back. Sabine strikes me as having a mature outlook on life, and she comes across as having a can-do spirit compared to Jacinda, who always seems to whine and have an excuse. Jacinda seems like she is always drowning and making poor choices.

I also wish we had Weaver and Tilly this week. After the amazing episode that was 7×4, it was a really big let down not to have them this week! I think they are going to be one of my favorite duos going forward.

Neutral:  I’m also pretty neutral about Rogers’ ongoing investigation. Unless it turns out to have major relevance to the plot, then it’s hard to be excited about it at present.

Liked: Andrew West, in contrast to Dania Ramierez, is doing a very good job as Adult Henry, and he seems to hold his own against some very talented actors like Lana Parrilla. I’m really happy with the mother-son development that is taking place between Roni and Henry even though they are both cursed. I am curious to find out what will happen now that the photograph has been discovered. Will they pursue more evidence like an adoption record? Will they wake up soon? And I want to know why Ivy/Drizilla seems to want to gain the trust of Henry and Roni. Does she really want their help to break the dark curse to defeat her mother?

I liked Sabine in the modern day and the way she tried to rally Lucy and Jacinda. I didn’t love or hate Tiana’s back story. I just sort of watched without much reaction. I did like Sabine a bit more in the present day though. She had a free spirit and great attitude. I think the actress also has a lot of natural charisma that carries over on screen in a way that the actress who plays Jacinda just doesn’t seem to have so far.

Really liked: I really enjoyed the opening scene between Victoria and the mysterious witch! I thought their talk about belief and needing to root it out like a weed was really well done and well acted.