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Hook said in the finale that… “…then they shall walk the plank and pray the mermaids take pity on their SOULS…” I’m paraphrasing, but the keyword here is SOULS.
In the original Hans Christian Anderson story of The Little Mermaid, the mermaids don’t have souls. Humans do and go to Heaven when they die, while mermaids turn to sea foam. When mermaids turn 15 years old, they are allowed to go to the surface for the first time. The LM goes to the surface, sees the prince, falls in love, and you know the rest for the most part.
When the LM trades her voice (tongue in original) to the sea witch for legs, she’s told that she can obtain a soul with (get this!) TRUE LOVES KISS.
When the Prince decides to Marry another girl, the LM’s sisters give her a knife that will cut out the prince’s soul and make her a mermaid again once his blood touches her feet. (Morbid, i know) However, the LM/Ariel can’t do it. She throws herself into the sea and becomes a SPIRIT – “a daughter of the air.”
I’m thinking the curse is that Mermaids can steal a souls. Considering that the soul has many names – one being THE BREATH OF LIFE – i’m thinking mermaids can suck a soul right out of the mouth kinda like Dementors in Harry Potter.
Being true to the LM/Ariel’s character, I’m thinking she will be the ONLY mermaid to be sympathetic and friendly to the humans. She never fit in with her family and she was always fascinated by the humans. I’m thinking their is a lot of room for Ariel and Hook to be a couple. He could be playing the role of her prince. Possibly.
Also, I’m hoping to get maybe some greek god crossover. LM’s father could be Poseidon/Neptune (And Hercules), which might allow for some ATLANTIS mythology to be thrown in the mix.
Thoughts?
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A few other people have suggested something similar: that the Mermaids are probably a wicked bunch who hate humanity and try to drown sailors when they get the chance. That is keeping with traditional mermaid mythology who are a bit like Sirens, temptresses who lure men to their deaths. People have suggested that the only good mermaid will be Ariel, though they differ on why Ariel likes humanity (she’s in love with Hook being one of the more popular ones).
As to the father figure for LM/Ariel: Poseidon/Neptune is possible. Triton, from the movie, already bears resemblance to the idea of a water god and in the TV series he is called the son of Poseidon.
As to Atlantis: maybe? But that seems a bit much for one season that already has PP mythology and now possible The LM mythology. Remember, the biggest complaint this season was that H and K took too many toys out of the box. They need to be more concise in the future."He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"@Pan14 wrote:
Hook said in the finale that… “…then they shall walk the plank and pray the mermaids take pity on their SOULS…” I’m paraphrasing, but the keyword here is SOULS.
I’d been thinking in more simplistic terms, as RumplesGirl said, just along the lines of them drowning anyone they catch in the water, (setting it up for Ariel to be the exception to the rule when she actually saves someone from drowning instead). Hadn’t really focused on “souls” so specifically, was just thinking of it as a general term for “life”, but you bring up some interesting possibilities. I am hoping they make their version of The Little Mermaid a bit darker.
I’m thinking their is a lot of room for Ariel and Hook to be a couple. He could be playing the role of her prince. Possibly.
Google “Hookriel” and you’ll see that there are already quite a few people out there shipping them. I’d love for it to happen!
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As to the father figure for LM/Ariel: Poseidon/Neptune is possible. Triton, from the movie, already bears resemblance to the idea of a water god and in the TV series he is called the son of Poseidon.
Just keeping his name as Triton would be a nod to the Greek god. Ariel’s father had no name in the Anderson version, (none of the characters actually had names, if memory serves), but Triton was a good name for Disney to give him. We’ve already had Midas in the Onceiverse, so why not the son of Poseidon as well.
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As to Atlantis: maybe? But that seems a bit much for one season that already has PP mythology and now possible The LM mythology. Remember, the biggest complaint this season was that H and K took too many toys out of the box. They need to be more concise in the future.
Actually delving into specific Atlantis history could be something they don’t have room for right now, but I could see them maybe naming Triton’s realm Atlantis. What better place to have a mythical, sunken island, than in the same world as a mythical island where time stands still.
Actually delving into specific Atlantis history could be something they don’t have room for right now, but I could see them maybe naming Triton’s realm Atlantis. What better place to have a mythical, sunken island, than in the same world as a mythical island where time stands still.
I like that. It gives an nice nod the Atlantis myth without having to create a whole new story/sub plot for it.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"In the German version of the Little Mermaid Triton’s kingdom is actually called “Atlantica”. I don’t know if that’s the case in the English version, but I definitely think they can use that…
Speaking of mermaids, has anyone seen a second sneak peek at Marvel’s OUaT Comic, ‘Shadow of the Queen’ available in September?
http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/06/17/once-upon-a-time-graphic-novel-color-preview-pages-released/
"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, saw that the other day and laughed at Red, as a mermaid, still wearing her hood underwater. LOL The big shoulder fins look somewhat ridiculous, too. Dunno that the mermaids on the show will look like this though, I’m thinking it’s all just artistic license from the illustrator.
Hadn’t seen that before, Slurpeez. I am confused by Red under water with her hood.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Ah I’m forever ruined by the Power Puff Girls when I see a merman now because all I can think of is that scene with Aquaman. So is that the Huntsman as a merman? I’d have to recaption his dialog to this: “My ability to talk to wolves is of absolutely no use under the sea!”.
“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
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