Re: Spoilers for 2×22

@slurpeez108 wrote:

I don’t think Laine MacNeil’s youth precludes her from being Ariel. If anything, she best fits the profile in my mind, since Ariel was only 16. She’s got the right color hair, which would satisfy a lot of Disney “purists” who insist on Ariel being a red head. The Little Mermaid doesn’t necessarily have to include the pirate. I actually prefer Ariel be with the traditional Prince Eric. And Once doesn’t have to show Ariel getting married; it could just be a sweet teen romance. Finally, I agree that we may just see a glimpse of Ariel in the finale, and we’ll meet her more in S3.

Maybe they will do a romance between Henry and a young Ariel? Henry’s getting to that age when he’s starting to notice girls. There were hints of it with Gretel/Ava in True North. Maybe Henry’s first crush/girlfriend is a mermaid. It would give some nice funny bonding moments as Henry asks Neal, Charming and Rumple for advice on girls.

Henry: How did you meet mom?
Neal: She was stealing the stolen car I was living in.

Henry: How did you meet Grandma?
Charming: She tried to steal from me, then when I tried to stop her, she hit me in the head with a rock.

Henry: How did you meet Belle?
Rumple: I made a deal with her that she had to be my housekeeper forever in exchange for saving her town from ogres.

Also there would be a nice moment over who should give Henry the “birds and the bees talk”

Emma: You should do it, you’re his father.
Neal: You’re his mother, you’ve known him longer than I have.
Emma: You’re a guy. It’s one of those guy things guys like to talk about.
Neal: You can give him the woman’s perspective.
Emma: I am not talking to my son about what’s happening…down there. It’s a guy thing. Just tell him what your father told you at that age.
Neal: I don’t want to scar the kid for life!