Reply To: EW Scan – First Look At The Queens of Darkness

Felie wrote:

She has consistently been voted one of the top Disney villains, and has even made it onto a few lists encompassing all villains. People love her.

So? People love her. So what? Is A and E’s job supposed to be bringing all the Disney people you love to life? I thought it was to create Once Upon a Time which took a unique spin and look on the those stories. And of course, they already had Mal…she was in season 1, in WL, and even in dragon form in S2. They are changing her NOW–after already establishing her in the show–to fit what is more profitable. We already know it’s Mal. People have been asking for more Mal long before S4; they do not need to change her to make her Maleficient. She already is Mal. Why change her now? Money.

They’re changing her now because they screwed up her character royally in season 1, and now they’re bringing her back, not in flashbacks, but as a villain. They need her to be a formidable villain, which her season 1 persona didn’t quite imbue. She is supposed to be the ‘mistress of all evil’ who has ‘all the powers of hell’, a power grade which was significantly down-graded in OUAT.

A frizzy-blonde haired, purple frills wearing lady, who we’ve already seen losing to Regina once (because of her love for a pet unicorn!!!), does not a formidable villainess make. Why are they changing her now? Because they need her to be a villain, not a brony.