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Often times, the reason that we no longer see particular characters is the lack of availability of the actors, but for some of them- like Kathryn and Fredrick or Cinderella and Prince Thomas- there also just isn’t any more to tell. They found their happy endings.
[adrotate group="5"]Time moves slower in Neverland, not faster- so a long time in Neverland is a short time in Storybrooke.
Yes, Meghan definitely handled her interviews with class. I would have been so sad in her shoes.
Hopefully, they will still find time to squeeze Ruby in there somewhere. In my mind, she’s been there the whole time- just off camera! I imagine she was at the diner because it wouldn’t make sense for her not to be.
At this point, I’m wondering if Bae had any inkling that he has only seen Belle as Lacey whom I imagine he wouldn’t like at all. He may have a distrust of Belle at first! I agree though- Belle is going to end up being the peacemaker between them.
I am beyond excited for season 3! Looks like Belle is finally getting her own storyline!
My guess is that the reason Belle was used so little in the 2nd season was because Emilie was only added as a series regular at the last minute- they weren’t sure she was available. So it is likely that she was shoehorned into the already busy storyline that they had planned- that would explain why they had her in the hospital for so long. They probably wanted to focus on the Bae storyline that had been brewing since last season. However, for season 3, this will no longer be the case so hopefully we will see a lot more character development and story arcs for Belle!
If Intelligence is a mid-season replacement series, then maybe we will see some Ruby early in the season! I hope so…after Belle’s established friendship with Ruby, it would be a little strange not to see them together in Storybrooke.
Is it September yet? Yeesh, I’m starting to think my husband may be right that I will need to be committed by the time the 3rd season starts. I’m going mad already, and it’s only been a little over a week!
@Phee wrote:
@AngieBelle wrote:
But why would Prince Eric and his kingdom be in Neverland?
Ah, you’re asking the wrong person that question, because I’d be fine with them mashing Prince Eric up with Killian Jones, who is clearly in NL. 😉
Prince Eric has no significant history or unique characterisation, he’s basically just there to give Ariel someone to fall in love with. Hook is an established character who they will want to flesh out a history for. Connecting Ariel to Hook makes her significant to an already established main character, which in turn makes her more significant in the grand scheme of the overall story. If her prince is someone else totally new, then they’re both sideline characters who are somewhat disconnected from the core storyline, and we get another Aurora/Phillip type situation where fans are sort of “meh” about them both. I’d prefer to see Ariel have some real significance, instead of having a forgettable, sideline role with some random prince.
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Yeah, I definitely get what you are saying. Still not sure if I like that idea since Neverland is such a fantastical island as opposed to the real world type place that Ariel was so interested in. I also don’t get the impression that Hook has loved anyone since Milah unless they were planning to have the traditional Little Mermaid story happen in present day. However, we don’t usually see the familiar part of the story- most often we see before it or after it. But if it turns out you are right, I could possible warm up to the idea if it’s done well. I was really against the idea of Bae having been to Neverland originally, but that turned out ok.
@Phee wrote:
@AngieBelle wrote:
As for Ariel…I can see them doing the Neverland angle I suppose, but I am not too keen on the idea at the moment, especially if the Neverland mermaids curse sailors who fall into the water. I just don’t see Ariel being that way.
Exactly. She’s the exception. Disney’s Triton is rather anti-human. So perhaps in the Onceiverse, that’s why merfolk are known as being dangerous. Maybe they’re under orders from their King to drown any humans they can get their hands on, (maybe because Pan and his followers have corrupted NL). But Ariel is special, because she’s the one mermaid who wants to befriend humans. If they establish that as a general rule, merfolk are dangerous and to be avoided, which has been done thanks to Hook’s comments, that serves to make Ariel unique amongst her people if she’s a NL mermaid.
But why would Prince Eric and his kingdom be in Neverland?
Belle may have not been given too much to do yet, but she is the true love of someone who absolutely is a core character. Her connection to Rumple makes her important by default- far more so than Granny or Grumpy or Blue Fairy or Red. She isn’t just a side character- she is a big part of Rumple’s arc. Emilie de Ravin has stated that she is going to continue being a series regular in the 3rd season, and Adam has confimed on Twitter that they have plans for her. She isn’t going anywhere. We will see more of her story.
As for Ariel…I can see them doing the Neverland angle I suppose, but I am not too keen on the idea at the moment, especially if the Neverland mermaids curse sailors who fall into the water. I just don’t see Ariel being that way. I think it is more likely that she lived in Enchanted Forest. However, I have been wrong before. I am not sure about the idea that mermaids can travel through worlds either…that makes it sound too easy. The premises of the whole show is that it is difficult.
I really hope that the writers actually *address* Belle’s potential internal conflict with her cursed memories. That would be interesting character development for her. However, they’ve yet to really address how being locked up all those years affected her, so I’m not sure I should get my hopes up- before she lost her memories, she wasn’t much different from how she had been in FTL. I might just have to address it myself in fanfic!
Well, hm! That leaves some time unaccounted for and implies that the Darlings actually existed in our world even though they are supposed to be fictional!
