#oh right its because Mattel put the budget in the outfits and even then not for the whole run

[teatime-tangents-and-toys]

You won't believe that I'm being honest about where I'm coming from with my perspective, but genuinely as a fan of surrealist fantasy and nothing else, I can't vibe that well with the Ever After High animal characters because they are just too human.

What do you mean, the White Rabbit is just a pink girl in a headband? You're telling me the Cheshire Cat has a tail only in one special where she's like...more? Monster High did animal heads and tails and claws in the service of horror aesthetics, so why couldn't EAH be on that level in the service of fantasy?

[ghoulia-yelps]

Ranking all of the Ever After High Raven Queen dolls!

Doing another one of these with EAH !! I’ll be doing more Monster High lists soon i think, but for now I’d just like to do raven :)

Everything past my #1 pick under the cut and please note I won’t be including her comic-con doll!!

1. Spellbinding

Wow, for a doll created right on the cusp of the reboot, this raven sure is cool!! pretty sure those shoes are reused, but still, come on. 

2. Thronecoming

Thronecoming was such a good line, my god. Everything was so so detailed, makes me sad that we’re literally seeing nothing like this in fashion dolls now </3

3. Signature

I have this doll! And surprisingly, she’s still in pretty good shape. Pretty sure I got her first release as well, if i remember the box correctly. But yeah, maybe I’m biased, but this is one of the best raven dolls.

4. Date Night

Maybe and unpopular choice, but i really like this one? Such a cute outfit!!! pale lipstick is probably an interesting choice for raven, but i think they made it work here lol.

5. Getting Fairest

As with apples doll in this line, i just really like how simple these look. The headphones are so cute too!! and those slippers really do remind me of monster high, lmao

6. Dragon Games

Forgive me for putting her at #6, but i just hate to lose the black in ravens hair!! MUCH better than apples dragon games doll though quality wise, the return on cloth leggings!! 

7. Legacy Day

Hmmm, i feel bad putting her so low, seeing as how detailed she is, but something has always struck me as a bit off about this doll. I’ve never been sure of what it is though. Anyways, she’s still really nice looking, not sure whats wrong w/ me

8. School Spirit

All I really have to say here is that red highlights on raven look 100x better than purple ones on apple, and im really not sure as to why. Her hat is a little cheesy, but otherwise i like her!!

9. Way Too Wonderland

While the set she comes with is really cool, I cant help but feel as if something about her outfit is a tad bit in-cohesive. The all-black shoes, maybe? Also, yellow on a raven queen is something to see. 

10. Enchanted Picnic

Not even a bad doll, to be honest, just a little plain. Maybe if she had some type of leggings or tights it would look a bit better, and match her style more. 

11. Magic Arrow

Oh god, and here comes the reboot. If you ask me, they really treated raven the WORST when it came to the new dolls. Unlike Apple, the smiling face looks very bad, and her “best” looking doll can barely even move her arms for anything other than shooting an arrow!! So disappointing, really.

12. Sweet Treats

What the hell did they do to her?? Raven would NEVER wear this, im sorry. Like seriously? pastel blue and purple with cupcakes? its almost absurd. 

13. Tea Party

Design wise about 10x better than sweet treats, but quality times about 10x worse. These molded/painted outfits are about to make me go actually crazy, how much worse can you even get?

14. Basic Budget

You can get MUCH worse. She’s barely even raven at this point, I will never forgive mattel for these crimes. 

15. Budget Ballet

If you saw my apple list, you most likely saw this coming. This is probably the worst EAH line, and I cannot think of a single thing to like here. </3 bring the real raven back

The end!! Again, this was very fun to go through and do, especially because with ever after high heres a lot less dolls i have to rank haha. Bye!!