Obisgirl: What RG said, none of us Hookriel shippers want the writers to kill Ariel, but we are not Evil Regals who want Regina to be Ursula/Vanessa and have the bad girl win. I do think it is possible they might do that, but do not want them to do it that way if Ariel dies or dives into the sea sad, or is made to be the real villain so Regina can be a hero.
Most of us sailing along here have pretty simple common concepts.
Ariel is one of my most favorite characters EVER in Disney-Princess verse and want her main cast
Eric is not my most favorite Prince
Pirate/mermaid love of the sea
Unrequited/lost love finds love again.
She will be feisty, adventurous and adorable
He will be reforming but still sneaky
I think it is like covers of songs you know. Sometimes you hate it if the artists transform it but sometimes that is part of the fun and beauty of creativity to change things around.
I don’t want Eric to die, as originally I thought they would do a mash into Hook. They aren’t so now I think that to keep sailing on, that Eric and Ariel need to part in a way that sets her up to be looking for new love.
If they are happy together or estranged over some trick Regina pulled and not a real issue in their relationship dynamics, then I would root for them to get back together. Since we do not know how the writers are doing it, it is fun to speculate.
I like the immortal idea–it could play into parallels on Belle’s thoughts on the future with Rumple if the curse does not break. Since we know these two princesses will be hanging out .
“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass