Crystalgate posted:

The worst is, a lot of the stupidity could have been avoided if they dialed back on the hair theme a little. Make Rapunzel a witch of threads instead of hair. Threads is already strongly associated with fate and destiny in various literature. If she is a witch of not just physical threads, but also supernatural threads like threads of fate and such, her future telling ability would have been easier to swallow. As for her name, if she is a witch of threads, it makes sense that she would also be very fond of long hair. So make Rapunzel a nickname she got that eventually became her main name.