DR76

Cinderella came from a well-to-do family. When her father married his second wife, the latter reduced her to the role of a "peasant".

T'Lynn

In the story her father died when she was pretty young so she was mostly raised as a peasant.

But they didn't get into any of that on the show so we don't really know.

CityGal

99 Episodes in 99 Days
Episode 1x04 | “The Price of Gold” | #4

Written by: David H. Goodman
Directed by: David Solomon

Emma finds herself forced to protect a pregnant teenage runaway after learning that her unborn child is caught in the center of a dangerous transaction. Regina engages in a clandestine tryst with an all-too-familiar sexual partner while a series of events – that occurred before the Evil Queen enacted the Dark Curse – are revealed in which a hopeful servant girl makes an impulsive deal with Rumpelstiltskin only to find herself struggling to break it after learning of his plan to claim her firstborn child.

girl under the floor

Again - I was more into the flashbacks scenes than the story in Storybrook.
I actually didn't really like Cinderella in either
Not that I disliked her, just not the biggest fan I suppose.

Regina/Sheriff seemed a bit predictable.

I was happy Cinderella in Storybrook got to keep her baby, but I was practically screaming at Emma for making a deal with Rumple.

Belleislove

I actually thought this was a pretty good episode.

I really liked the stuff with Mr. Gold and also Emma/Henry in SB.

I didn't care for Ashley or Cinderella but when I rewatch it I don't mind her as much. Physically I thought she was perfect as Cinderella. And on a totally shallow note, her gown was gorgeous as was Snow's at the ball. I enjoyed the stuff with Rumple in the past as well.

It's funny how they didn't come back to the favor Emma owed Gold until the next season.

I think if they had fleshed out Ashley/Cinderella a little more or it would have been better.

CityGal

Honestly, Ella's story interest the least. I was more fascinated with Emma and wanted more about her life, and the Rumple/Mr. Gold story was so intriguing.

royalღcaliber

Another great episode!

First off I will always love Emma's speech to Ashley in the laundry room!

I really liked Ashley/Ella's story, and how it worked out in the end. I love that Emma stood up to Gold and made a deal with him for Ashley.

So happy when Sean came back to Ashely and their daughter in the end. They make a cute couple!

Belleislove

Yes, this was me too!! I really didn't care about Ashley although I think the actress is adorable and was perfectly cast. I loved the Emma angle and the Rumple/Gold angle. This was one of my favorite episodes from the first part of the season.

obisgirl

Belleislove

Beautiful. The clothing in that episode in particular was spectacular. I loved the ball.

Miss Cam

Cute BTS pics.

crazy_diamond

Lovely BTS pics

fox24

6.03 does fill in the Cinderella blanks. However this episode does work well as a stand alone