What a great start to S11! Feels like you're home again with the way the writers reeled us in. Every scene keeps one attention as no one is left behind in this Season. Everyone has a story and it fits. No one is acting out of place and it's great to see cohesive and honest storylines this time around. S10 saw a true calling of a return to the roots with Elizabeth finally answering her heart's call. How many of us can step out of the box someone else molded for us? Why should she marry someone that she knows hasn't gotten the full depth of her love? Because others say that she should? By leaving Lucas who did everything for her, she's selfish, a liar and a cheater? Please show us the perfect person because they don't exist. She didn't intentionally mislead Lucas but she felt that he was dependable and had no reason to be lost and would always be there, safe and comfortable. She knows Nathan is her next great love and he loves her unconditionally and unabashedly.
I hope those that are criticizing see that they find fault only because their hero no longer has the girl and while no fault of their own, how they navigate the rest of the season says a lot about them. All in all, this episode was beautiful and I can't wait for the others.