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http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/11/19/once-upon-time-merrin-dungey-ursula/
Merrin Dungey has joined the cast of Once Upon a Time in a recurring role, EW has learned exclusively.
RelatedThe Alias vet will play The Little Mermaid villain Ursula, who was previously voiced by Yvette Nicole Brown during a season-three episode. Dungey joins the previously cast Victoria Smurfit, who—surprise, surprise—will be playing Cruella de Vil, as many fans had already surmised. The duo will be teamed up with the returning Kristin Bauer van Straten, who will reprise her role as Maleficent in the latter half of the season.
Dungey is best known for her role as Francie Calfo on Alias, though her recent credits include Castle, Betrayal, and Shameless.[adrotate group="5"]If we’re seeing Ursula does that mean we’ll be seeing Ariel again? Be on the look out for Joanna Garcia. I’d like to see Ariel team up with Snow White and Belle again. Princess power!
With Maleficent returning, I expect to see more of Aurora, too. If so, I hope to see Sara Bolger and Julian Morris again. Hopefully, we’ll finally get the tale of Sleeping Beauty rather than just trying to piece together the story like in S2.
Also why are Maleficent, Ursula and Cruella de Vil all appearing in S4b? Talk about villain overload. That sounds like fan-fic in which the Disney villains team up to take revenge on the heroes who deprived them of their HEA.
Why are they suddenly in town? Maybe it has something to do with Rumple and his quest for power. Maybe he wants to vacuum them into the sorcerer’s hat. Or maybe Henry accidentally releases them from the hat. Or maybe Regina successfully rewrites the storybook to give all the villains their happy endings, which could be why villains start to come out of the woodwork. Maybe Mal will only appear in flashbacks but I think if Mal is alive in the present day, it’s because Regina rewrites history.
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy
What is their angle with all these female villains? And is Ursula a villain on Once now? I thought Regina-Ursula was a villain and the Myth/Sea Goddess-Ursula was sort of neutral-ish. And wasn’t Maleficent dead?
Maybe Rumple needs the powers of all these villains? But does Cruella even have powers? I thought she was just a mean fashionista. So then what?
I’m lost…
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Sorry, I just had to laugh because we’re so smart.
I’m still upset with the casting choices of the 4B villains, but I won’t judge the actress until I see her in the role (though I do still wish Yvette could’ve played the role!). But, if this means we’ll see Ariel again, I’m fine with it.
Keeper of Thor’s Hammer, Will Scarlet’s Genie Bottle, Emma’s Gun, Emma and Henry’s Moment at the Castle, Cora, and the infamous Family Tree!
What is their angle with all these female villains? And is Ursula a villain on Once now? I thought Regina-Ursula was a villain and the Myth/Sea Goddess-Ursula was sort of neutral-ish.
Yeah, that’s odd. Ursula seemed like a mythical sea goddess come to life in “Ariel” played by Regina first, and then took on the form of a statue. But now she seems like an actual sea witch. Is she simply a magical being who was mistaken for being devine? I’ve not a blessed clue. It’s all a bit jumbled to me.
And wasn’t Maleficent dead?
Yeah, Emma slew Maleficent in her dragon form in 1×22. But apparently, there is some sort of powerful spell which regenerates the ashes of Mal to make her into Zombie Mal. So it might be we only see Mal in flashbacks. But I’ve my own theory that if Regina successfully rewrites the storybook to give the villains their happy endings, then it will mean Mal never died at the hands of Emma, meaning she’s alive in present-day SB.
Maybe Rumple needs the powers of all these villains? But does Cruella even have powers? I thought she was just a mean fashionista. So then what?
Yeah, I’m scratching my head over that one. I sort of think Cruella de Vil might come from A Land Without Magic. I don’t think she’ll have magic, even in SB. I’m not sure what would draw her into SB from the outside world, but maybe she’s after more of Pongo’s pups.
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy
Yeah, Emma slew Maleficent in her dragon form in 1×22. But apparently, there is some sort of powerful spell which regenerates the ashes of Mal to make her into Zombie Mal. So it might be we only see Mal in flashbacks. But I’ve my own theory that if Regina successfully rewrites the storybook to give the villains their happy endings, then it will mean Mal never died at the hands of Emma, meaning she’s alive in present-day SB.
Well this part:
The duo will be teamed up with the returning Kristin Bauer van Straten, who will reprise her role as Maleficent in the latter half of the season.
points to Maleficent being alive again in the present.
points to Maleficent being alive again in the present.
Yeah…I guess dead isn’t really dead for some characters. Seems like villains have all the luck.
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy
Yeah…I guess dead isn’t really dead for some characters. Seems like villains have all the luck.
Yep, though to be honest, Mal was only “dead” because Kristin was still too busy working on True Blood to commit to any long term OUAT work at the time. Now that True Blood is over, it makes sense that they would get her back. A character as iconic as Maleficent deserves a bigger arc, anyway. Especially when there is so much history with her and Aurora that we have yet to see. The two characters haven’t even shared screen time together before.
I also agree with the earlier statement that Ursula being in town hopefully means getting to see more Ariel.
points to Maleficent being alive again in the present.
Yeah…I guess dead isn’t really dead for some characters. Seems like villains have all the luck.
Mal never truly died anyway, due to being hardwired into the curse. It won’t be hard for them to come up with a reasonable explanation for her return.
Perhaps something akin to Smee turning back into a human when they returned to the EF.
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