r/EverAfterHigh

One of my favorite aspects about Thronecoming was how Raven's and Briar's perspectives have developed against their initial stances as a rebel and a royal.

It's clear Raven starts to consider signing the book because of the revelation that she might have risked her friends' lives, especially the illusion the Headmaster planted onto the well coin, serving as a catalyst for Raven to reconsider being a royal, to the point where she desperately wants to find the real Storybook of Legends. When Raven was publicly announced to seal her destiny, some rebels lamented the hope of wanting to rewrite their own destinies, showing us how much Raven's rebellion has inspired others, and this was the tipping point for Briar to realize how much she hated her destiny.

Just when Apple thought she had convinced Raven to sign the book, Briar (her closest friend) stepped in to call out Apple's ignorance instead. Briar and Apple's friendship started to crumble when Briar has had enough of Apple's inconsiderate outlook on other people's destinies. In addition, Briar also accidentally got into Raven's story, and we saw how Briar realized Raven's destiny was dreadful. Briar started to empathize, and all of the events culminated to the point where Briar decided to dispose of the real Storybook of Legends into the well, clearly signifying that Briar's stance had changed.

*Sigh* How I wished their arcs got to a satisfying conclusion though, what do you guys think?

today is the last day of anime expo and today I’m dress up as darling charming in her dragon games outfit!

just to be clear, for some of these it's more so the writing than the character itself

Emma swan is like the polar opposite of apple white. You cannot convince me that there are any other parallel characters who would hate each other more than these two. And I grew up watching both of these shows. They have polar opposite upbringing, mothers, personalities.

Ramona and raven would love Emma though.

And Regina would accidentally try to mother duchess.

Expectations x apple white 🍎🪽

Hello everyone, I used to be a big EAH fan back in the day, and I was there from around when the Tumblr fandom was most active(2013-2016). EAH is one of my all time favorite shows and it was actually my first fandom experience as well. I don’t know how the fandom is nowadays, but I remember the Tumblr fandom slowly dying off in the mid to late 2010s after EAH’s cancellation, and the fandom as a whole seems to be more lowkey these days. I actually remember during that time how the O’Hair sisters were pretty hated or heavily disliked by a majority of the Tumblr fandom.

For context, from what I remember, in the early days of EAH’s run(Chapter 1), the O’Hair sisters were frequently teased in other forms of EAH media, specifically the books and diaries(along with Duchess and Sparrow, who ended up becoming major fan favorites). Since we didn’t have any official designs of them yet, I remember a lot of people were pretty hyped and excited to see these two be introduced into the show, especially since the Rapunzel story is one of the major princess fairytales. A lot of fan artists were making their own designs, headcanons, and fan theories on what these characters would be like, and the show didn’t really suffer from character bloat at that point either.

By the time Chapter 2 came around, new characters were slowly being introduced like Duchess, Sparrow, and Humphrey, along with most of the earlier established characters getting at least one or two focus webisodes. When Holly and Poppy’s designs were finally revealed(either through the cartoon or dolls, I don’t remember), I think the reaction to them was fine? Nothing really controversial or significant(other than some complaints about Holly’s hair on her signature doll being too short), I think I remember just a lot of fans being happy that they weren’t blue-eyed blondes(especially since we already had three of those in the show with Apple, Blondie, and Daring).

However, I remember the real controversy and discourse came from how they were being written and promoted in the show. If you remember during those days, EAH’s webisode release schedule was biweekly, so we would only really get around 2 webisodes a month. So when the O’Hairs were introduced, we had two focus webisodes, and EAH’s social media pages were focused on these two new characters for about 1 month. I believe that’s where the fandom discourse around these two started up, with many fans questioning why the show was suddenly introducing and focusing on two completely new characters, as well as fandom complaints about other earlier established characters not being as developed or focused on yet. There were also complaints about two new characters getting dolls before other established characters did(they were released before Lizzie, Kitty, Duchess, Melody, etc.).

I can vividly remember this shift, from anticipation and excitement for these two new characters to appear, to suddenly vitriol and hate for when they finally appeared in the cartoon. I think the general fandom opinion on them was that a lot of people felt disappointed and underwhelmed by what they turned out to be, as well as complaints that they were boring or underdeveloped. A lot of this fan sentiment grew and developed as the show went on, especially since we never had any further development or focus for them beyond those two webisodes.

As for the characters themselves, I remember just most fans were thinking that they were both boring, but that opinion was mostly thrown at Poppy, with a lot of people thinking she was bland, as well as her doll designs(for example, I remember when her Dragon Games doll was first revealed, people absolutely hated the design). Especially since in the books and in her character profile, Poppy is described as being independent, experimental, alternative, and unconventional, but her dolls always came with the same kind of hairstyle.

As for Holly, I remember fandom discourse and controversy surrounding her character. She’s characterized as a fairytale fangirl, but there were times when the fandom thought she came off as unintentionally insensitive to other characters through her comments about their stories(specifically in Cerise’s diary where Holly pisses her off, and her comment towards Briar in Spring Unsprung when they got on the ferris wheel together). I think there were some other incidents of this as well in other EAH media, but those two are the ones I remember off of the top of my head.

By the time when their own focus book(Truth or Hair), was announced, I think the fandom was over them by that point, but I did see some people being excited that this book could potentially develop them even further(I believe the book addressed the whole storyline about them being switched at birth).

As for my own personal opinion on them, I think Holly and Poppy are fine. I like their designs and I like seeing how differently one could create two different character designs based on the Rapunzel fairytale. I think their diaries were good enough glimpses into their characters, so I never really got why the fandom disliked them so much during that time. I also personally like how Holly can sometimes be clueless and insensitive with her words as a character flaw, which indicates that she’s a little socially inept, which makes sense given she’s characterized as having been castleschooled(homeschooled), so that just adds to her character for me. But that’s my own personal experience, I also remember back in the day, most Tumblr posts and YouTube comments were constantly bashing Apple, even though I personally liked her, but that’s just me.

I don’t know what the general fandom opinion on Holly and Poppy is nowadays, but from I’ve seen on here, it does seem to be more positive than from back then. I did some lurking on here, and I’m surprised to find that Rosabella(one of my favorites!) is a hated character now, which wasn’t really the case back then from what I remember. :0

TL;DR: At the height of EAH’s Tumblr fandom days, people generally found the O’Hairs to be boring, bland, forgettable, underwhelming, and underdeveloped characters. I actually did some digging through Tumblr and I found two posts that pretty much summed up the general opinion of these two during that time: the discourse around Holly’s character, and the reactions to their book announcement.

If there are any other fans on here who remember the EAH Tumblr days, feel free to comment your experience, I’d love to know! :)

Credits: zontron21 at Tiktok

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It's time for me to sell my four EAL dolls, need for college fees since I'm heading to college soon 🥹 If you're interested im selling it on eBay!

( https://ebay.io/m/iVEvpP )

Shipping from Australia! (Do international!)

Ashlyn Ella doll - complete with stand

Huntsman doll- complete with no stand

(Both Ashlynn and hunter have one box together)

Dexter Charming doll - complete no stand

Raven Queen throne coming doll - ncomplete with stand (hands painted black removable, Necklace shoulder Collar from her first doll, doesn't have the other bracelet)

All dolls in good shape and well cared :3

Kinda hate it, but thought I'd share it here.

I love her sm she's so cute I thought her outfits are 2 piece tho.

I got Maddie recently but don’t have a stop for her in my current collection I’d love to sell her for around $35-40 but I’m definitely willing to negotiate! I’m also down to try and trade don’t be afraid to reach out! Upon further inspection she’s also missing a small part of her arm

5. Bunny Blanc:
Personally, I feel like Bunny's doll never really captured the essence of her 2D design. Their faces look very different, and while the outfit is fairly accurate overall, there are still a few differences I noticed. The skirt should actually be made up of two separate pieces, but on the doll it's molded as a single piece. The sleeves should be white, but they're black and shorter on the doll. On top of that, she's missing her purple fishnet tights entirely—they weren't included on the doll at all.
Also, I don't know if it's just me, but the doll's hair looks like a pale blonde, when it really should be white with gray streaks.

4. Farrah:
Farrah's design is actually pretty simple, without a lot of intricate details or standout elements. The doll stays true to that simplicity, but it also makes some questionable choices. For example, the skirt of her dress should have purple pleats, but they're missing. The headband also isn't completely faithful to the original design. On top of that, her wings should be translucent, but the doll gives them a solid silver-gray color instead.

3. Courtly Jester:
Courtly's doll is missing a lot of detail, especially on her boots and accessories, since many of those pieces were simply painted in a single color. Her top is also quite different from the animated version. Another noticeable change is her hair: in the show, her bangs cover her left eye, but on the doll they don't cover it at all.

2. Meeshell Mermaid:
This one is probably the most disappointing because Meeshell is one of the few characters whose design is on par with the series' earliest character designs. However, when it comes to the doll, they almost look like completely different characters.
The color palette is drastically different. The animated version uses bright pastel colors, while the doll uses much stronger, more saturated colors. The doll's hair is a vivid hot pink, whereas the animated version has a much softer pastel pink. There's also a pastel pink-to-light blue gradient in the original design that was completely replaced with red on the doll.
The skirt is another major difference. In the animated version, it's a light seafoam green, while the doll's is a much brighter turquoise. The original skirt also has a front slit and more layered ruffles that give it a softer, more natural flow, but the doll simplifies that entire structure.
As for the accessories, the doll is missing her earrings, her shoes are plain white and much simpler than the original, and her hair accessory is positioned incorrectly. In the animated design, it's not a tiara, but for some reason the doll turns it into one.

1. Alistair Wonderland:
This one frustrates me almost as much as Meeshell's, but honestly, it bothers me even more because Alistair is one of my favorite characters. The doll is extremely basic overall and lacks a lot of important details, so it's frustrating to see that they couldn't faithfully adapt such a simple design and still ended up getting it wrong.
His shirt is completely plain and doesn't include the pattern from the animated version. His coat is much too short, and his pants are a much lighter shade when they should actually be dark. And then there's the hair... I know it's difficult to recreate the show's hairstyle in doll form, but in the series his hair has a much more neutral blond tone, whereas the doll gives him a bright golden blonde instead.

These lesbians did not make it for pride, totally not their fault though, I take full responsibility 🫠

I’m rerooting all of my EAH dolls to combat/prevent glue seepage, hair damage, head discoloration, etc… but life got in the way.😞

When I got Cedar she was only missing her ring, but my brother has a 3D printer so now she has one!! I think the color is perfect as well🥰

Do we think they are the original two from the story? Or were they the 2nd generation that were the reason the school was created? Because when apple is signing the storybook of legends she says "I pledge to be the next Snow White" meaning that there is the possibility these two aren't the originals. After all the evil queen calls her "Snow" (maybe her name before she fufilled her destiny. Also who were all those yearbooks for?