The Cora one is definitely more minor but the others I think would improve the spin-off SO MUCH! The spin-off is still fantastic but could've been better.

+Making 22 episodes then 13.
the other ones i disagree.

More episodes = more screentime for Anastasia, lol. I am a simple gay.

Next would be Cyrus probably - there’s nothing wrong with being a wise, mage-like character, but he had literally no flaws to his personality. We did see him in 1x10 flashbacks as a brash, arrogant cheat, which I appreciate, but ultimately he changed so much between flashbacks and present day that you can’t even tell who he used to be. I know it’s been 200 years and that it’s natural he’s matured a lot, but my interest in him definitely would have increased if we could still see at least a tiny bit of flashback!Cyrus still in there.

I wasn’t a big fan of Alice - she was probably my least favorite of the core five - although I did appreciate that she was a different sort of main hero than the ones I’m used to seeing on TV. I remember when I first watched OUATIW feeling a weird mixture of “I suppose this is a nice change of pace” and “but gosh she’s annoying me so much.” xD

I had no huge problems with Cylice, I’m rather indifferent towards them. Objectively I do think they go well together but I never really felt them the way I felt Will/Anastasia. I thought Peter and Sophie didn’t have the easy, effortless sort of chemistry that Emma/Michael or even Sophie/Michael did, but I do think they had a sort of chemistry in their own rights. Mostly I appreciated Cylice for the contrast it gave Scarlet Queen.

I didn’t really have problems with Sophie as Alice; I don’t think she’s the strongest actress or has the best range, but in the role of Alice I thought she did fine. I’m sure there are better choices out there but the casting never really bugged me for any of the OUATIW characters.

I would’ve liked to see the Alice/Cora dynamic but since they only had time to use her once, I’m glad they chose the Ana/Cora(+Will) over it, as that interested me more (and contributed more to the plot).