@MellieMD wrote:
Oooh I would LOVE to see Pied Piper.
That would be awesome. I do wonder if Rumple’s stopping the war and leading the children home was supposed to be a Pied Piper reference, though?
I’d love to see the Little Mermaid, though not necessarily Ariel. The Hans Christian Anderson tale is striking to me because it deals with true, albeit unrequited love and if they go with the fairytale, I hope they retain that aspect rather than having the prince fall in love with the mermaid. In the original, she is genuinely and more importantly sacrificially in love with the prince, who is genuinely in love with another woman. This show hasn’t really touched on the idea that some form of true loves can be unrequited and genuine at the same time and that would be a fascinating angle to explore, however they choose to go about doing that. (I guess Kathryn’s storyline had hints of this, but that was underscored by her having Fredrick and simply not remembering him due to the curse.)
Adding Oz will be interesting as far as what they do with the Wicked Witch of the West. We’re so used to Wicked that it would be strange to see her as a wholly evil character. That said, I’m pretty sure they won’t introduce a misunderstood character, especially if Whale turns out to be the Wizard.