Joanna Garcia officially cast as Ariel

[RumplesGirl]

The story HappyEndings is referring to is called Splash.

I don’t *love* the idea of Regina being Ursula but if anyone can do it, it’s Lana.

[Slurpeez]

 I was sold on Regina being Ursula when I recently noticed that the ep where Regina mentions dealing with a mermaid is the same ep where she has the streak of differently coloured hair going up the side of her head. That’s an Ursula thing.

Yes, I completely agree that Lana Parrilla would make an excellent Sea Witch. Lana has even stated that she would love to play Ursula.

WGTC:You mentioned Ursula and a lot of people want to know, do you think there’s a possibility that like the Disney movies there could be a musical episode? I think it’d be awesome if you played Ursula and sang like ‘Poor Unfortunate Souls’ or something like that.

Lana Parrilla: I know I would love that! [Laughs]

Here is the clip from Paley Fest 2012 in which Lana begged Eddy and Adam if she could play Ursula, starting at the 1:04 mark:

 

And guess who Lana’s favorite Disney character is? That’s right, Ursula. Check out her reasons for saying so in the clip starting at the 36 sec mark:

She’s even tried to incorporate some of Ursula into her portrayal as the Evil Queen:

What’s it like to play a character we all know so well, but go beyond caricature?

Lana Parrilla: I don’t think we’ve seen humanity, well, maybe later with Disney characters. The one that comes to mind is Ursula. You can see a desperation in her, which is something I’ve been able to show in the Evil Queen, because they write it. I think what people are going to love about our show is that these characters are very human, even though they are these iconic caricatures.

Transcript of S1 DVD BTS – Lana Parrilla: The original movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, I didn’t use a lot of that. What I did use mostly is a bit of Ursula. You know, the big body, the laughter. Certain scenes require that kind of big animation and then some don’t.

 

"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

[Slurpeez]

There is another new TV Guide spoiler about Ariel:

So excited about JoAnna Garcia as Ariel on Once Upon a Time. Do you have any scoop?— Nina
NATALIE: As the producers previously teased, Ariel has ties to a character we already know. “She’s somebody who wants to see the world,” executive producer Edward Kitsis says. “That spirit will run in her DNA still, but we’ll meet her in a surprising way.” We hear that will take place in Neverland, where other mermaids may not be so nice. But the good news is that we’ll also likely meet Prince Eric! 

Guys, which characters have always wanted to see the world?

• Dreamy & Nova
• Belle
• Ariel
• Hook and his father (Hook told Bae he and his father, a fugitive, were to set sail to foreign realms aboard a ship)

Could there possibly be a connection between these characters? I have said I don’t believe Ariel and Eric are Killian Jones’ parents, but what if they are? :-O

"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

[RumplesGirl]

Well, I’m not sure the two thoughts are going together. I think they are two separate things.

Ariel

1) has a connection to someone

2) she likes adventure and wishes to see the world.

Dreamy and Nova I’m going to rule out because Dreamy stayed in FTL in the mines or in the Dwarf cottage and Nova remained a fairy.

Belle…maybe? We don’t know much about her life prior to Skin Deep except that she seemed to be more or less under the thumb of her father, living like a future Duchess, but dreaming of adventure.

Hook is my first bet. My headcanon says they’ve never met before but it makes sense that he’d be the connection.

"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"

[Slurpeez]

Unless the connection is just Regina, the stand-in for the Sea Witch.

"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

[RumplesGirl]

Unless the connection is just Regina, the stand-in for the Sea Witch.

I think that is where all this is going, yes. Which bugs me given that Regina is probably also Tink’s surprising connection. But given Lana’s desire to play Ursula, the fact that she’s incorporated bits of Ursula into her own performance of the EQ, and that, let’s face it, Lana plays Evil better than anyone…she’s going to be the Sea Witch.

For me, at least, in order for them to really sell Regina as Ursula, there better be a really fantastic twist.

"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"

[TheWatcher]

Ugh…even if Regina takes on the “role” of Ursula I’d still like to see the Ursula character. Regina could be the one who made the deal with Ariel and hell, Ursula could even be the good guy, so technically Regina would still count as the sea witch) but I love Ursula  too much to not see her in all her tentacle wickedness…

 

….Put Regina in some tentacles and then we’ll talk.

"I could have the giant duck as my steed!" --Daniel Radcliffe
Keeper Of Tamara's Taser , Jafar's Staff, Kitsis’s Glasses , Ariel’s Tail, Dopey's Hat , Peter Pan’s Shadow, Outfit, & Pied Cloak,Red Queen's Castle, White Rabbit's Power To World Hop, Zelena's BroomStick, & ALL MAGIC

[Slurpeez]

Put Regina in some tentacles and then we’ll talk.

In my imagination, Regina casts a spell on herself to be able to breathe underwater. That spell could include some CGI tentacles. It would probably look something like this.

"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

[Josephine]

In my imagination, Regina casts a spell on herself to be able to breathe underwater. That spell could include some CGI tentacles.

Did she eat some gillyweed?  Maybe stole some from Rumple’s potions supplies….

Sorry, confusing my fandoms.  😛

Keeper of Rumplestiltskin's and Neal's spears and war paint and crystal ball.

[RumplesGirl]

Does Regina *have* to go under the sea in order to be Ursula? Couldn’t she very well stay on dry land and conduct her business with a mermaid? I know Ursula is the Sea Witch but at this point I’m thinking anything they do to get Regina under water will look monumentally silly.

"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"

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