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Interesting theory Watcher.
My first thought was that it was Tiana but by the sound of the EW article, it seems like they are going to try and fit 3 different villain origin stories into an 11 episode arc, so why would they waste an episode on Tiana?
Who ever it is, they’re likely going to be a part of Ursula’s backstory, perhaps maybe the reason why Ursula got banished?
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Keeper of FelixKITSIS: Dragons and tentacles and Dalmatians.
If I was actually right about that dalmation in the 411 promo plotting nefarious things because it was Cruella then I am going to seriously laugh.
HOROWITZ: I don’t know if Rumple is ever full evil. Full evil implies a loss of humanity, and I think that as dark as Rumple gets, there’s still humanity in him that is struggling with the evil. That’s something we’re going to explore.
KITSIS: Rumple likes to think that the ends justify the means. He’s willing to do things to get what he wants, but most people won’t. In his mind, that doesn’t make him evil. He’s not cruel. He doesn’t destroy people’s lives for no reason. It’s usually because they owe him.Well this makes a nice change to their “Rumple is the devil himself” quote.
On a side note, how the hell are they planning to fit 3 villain backstories into one 11 episode arc?
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Keeper of FelixGreat idea for a thread.
One thing I learnt from writing a multi-chapter fic is get yourself a few chapters ahead before you start posting them (if it’s going to be a long story, if it’s a shorter one then it doesn’t matter so much). If you’re posting each chapter as you finish it, then when the dreaded writer’s block strikes, gaps between updates start to get longer and longer which puts more pressure on you to get something written which may not end up as being as of good quality as the rest of the fic.
Taking breaks from a fic isn’t necessarily a bad thing so long as it isn’t too long of a break. Writing fanfic is supposed to be enjoyable not a chore. Sometimes a break is useful, especially if you’ve just been hit by Writer’s block as it gives you chance to re-energise. Reread what you’ve already written after having a break so you can pick the story back up again.
Work on your story chronologically but if you have a good idea for a scene in a later chapter or a bit of dialogue, jot them down somewhere until you’re ready to use them. It’s more difficult writing chapter 2 first then having to write chapter 1 specifically to lead into chapter 2 rather than starting at chapter 1 and allowing the story to flow from there.
Let the story and characters take on a life of their own. Let it and them flow in a natural direction rather than trying to force a specific scenario.
I find writing conversations difficult because I don’t want to repeat words too many times. For example, “said”, “answered”, “replied” etc. I find writing the dialogue first in script form helps then filling in the rest like a character’s emotions, their tone, etc.
One tip I would suggest is don’t hold your chapters to ransom. I’ve seen some fanfic writers say they’ll only post the next chapter of their story if they get so many reviews, and frankly that would put me off even bothering reading the fic because why should I waste my time getting invested in a fic when said fic may not even continue.
Write in the style that you feel most comfortable with. I tend to write in third person because I don’t like writing or reading in first person for fiction. If you’re more comfortable writing angst and drama rather than fluff and romance, do that. Trying different genres though will enable you to work out which you prefer.
Also write the story you want to tell, not what other people tell you to write. Other people might give you ideas or you might ask for their opinion on how you’ve written a character, but at the end of the day it’s your story and you’re the one who needs to be happy with it.
I think it is harder writing a tv show fanfiction than a movie fanfiction especially if the tv show is still ongoing because so much could change depending on if you like to keep your fic in continuity with the show. Also the people likely to read your tv show fanfic are also more diverse shipping wise than a movie fanfic. Not all your fics will necessarily be as popular as your previous fics so don’t take it to heart, people’s preferences vary, more so for tv fanfics.
Lastly, when posting your fanfic on fanfiction.net, make sure your fanfic is rated T or below. Anything above a T won’t show up on the general index so unless someone is looking specifically for an M rated fic, they won’t see your fic at all.
At the minute I’m working on two OUAT fics, a Christmas one and a longer one, having done a Lost Boys movie multi-chapter fic previously. (I would generally advise against having two fics on the go at the same time, but that’s just me).
The Christmas one is a short two parter involving Belle which can be found here. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10882484/1/Naughty-or-Nice Part 1 is up, Part 2 coming shortly.
The other fic I’ve had to put on the back burner for now (but I’m still kind of working on it by jotting down ideas for scenes and stuff), involves Henry trying to bring Neal back but ending up in the Netherworld instead so Emma and Regina have to go and get him. I’m hoping to work on it over the hiatus but it won’t be posted for a while because I want to get a few chapters ahead.
I hope this has helped.
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Keeper of FelixExcept he’s carrying Hook’s heart around in a bag, patting it, telling him to “sit” whilst having his heart, ect.
Yes, but he’s not actively controlling Hook with the heart unlike what Cora did to Aurora or what Regina did to Graham in the Storybrooke flashbacks. Rumple isn’t actively puppeting Hook, he’s just constantly reminding him that he has his heart, which would play into Hook’s belief that he’s being controlled. Unless Rumple is actually holding Hook’s heart and commanding him, Hook can still refuse Rumple’s demands. Also, since Rumple told Hook that he was going to kill him anyway, it’s not like the threat of death if he didn’t comply would keep Hook in line.
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Keeper of FelixI think they could easily make Cruella, Ursula or Maleficent LBT. Wasn’t Ursula’s Disney character based on a drag queen? I’m sure I read that somewhere.
A&E supposedly told Jamie Chung that they were working on a happy ending for Mulan, so Mulan might get a partner?
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Keeper of FelixUmmm, no. Rumple made Hook his lackey by making him do all his dirty work. Having said that, Hook really should’ve known better than to blackmail Rumple.
Actually, I think this is similar to the the hand situation all over again. Rumple does have Hook’s heart and could theoretically kill him at the drop of a hat or puppet him like Cora did to Aurora. However, we have not actually seen Rumple do that to Hook. Hook is CHOOSING to do all these bad deeds for Rumple because he THINKS Rumple is controlling him, much like he thought the hand was acting of its own accord when it was really himself. Rumple has admitted to Hook that he’s going to kill him anyway regardless, so why is Hook doing what Rumple wants when Rumple isn’t literally using his heart to control him therefore Hook could refuse.
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Keeper of FelixI doubt the tape won’t come back up again, since it’s a vital piece of Rumple’s backmail against Hook.
I don’t think so. We’ve had other things that have appeared to be important at the time but have never been shown or explained again. For example: Snow’s dark fairy dust, the whistle Graham gave to Snow, Red’s cloak, Pan’s parchment of Henry’s face, etc. The tape was used to get Hook in line but now it’s served its purpose (and Hook has gone beyond what the tape showed) so now it’s not important.
Also, Belle would be annoyed in regards to Zelena’s death, because she made Rumple promise not to kill her.
Belle would be annoyed in regards to the lying and deceit but not the fact that Zelena is actually dead. When ever Belle has asked Rumple not to harm someone, it’s more for Rumple’s sake rather than the other person. Belle would be disappointed that Rumple gave into his hate. She won’t be shedding any tears for Zelena.
Regina would also not be happy, because she honestly wanted to give her sister a second chance, and Rumple took that away from her.
Regina shouldn’t have had the right to decide whether or not to let Zelena go free. She wasn’t the one that suffered the most at Zelena’s hands. Zelena treated someone like crap and that bad deed caught up with her in the end. It’s no different to Hook seeking vengeance on Rumple in season 2.
Likewise, Regina killed Graham out of revenge for him leaving her and nobody has called her out about that or given her a hard time about it so why should Rumple get such harsh treatment when Regina got away scot free?
There’s a difference between killing someone in self defense, while they threaten to kill everyone, and killing someone when they are already defeated and vulnerable. Zelena was powerless and no longer a threat, so she did not need to die. Rumple didn’t kill her for the defense of the town either. He killed her in the name of vengeance.
Again Regina killed Graham because he left her and nobody called her out on it. Zelena wasn’t an innocent little victim. She knew Rumple wanted to kill her, she taunted him with it when she had him under her control and she continued to taunt him after her defeat when she thought he couldn’t do anything to her. She only changed her tune when Rumple revealed that he wasn’t bound by a command not to hurt her.
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Keeper of FelixI also think that the tape Rumple has of Hook assisting in the absorption of the Apprentice into the hat will re-emerge. Hook will spill the beans that Rumple bewitched the tape, and then maybe Emma will use her magic to un-bewitch it and see Rumple back on the tape. Then perhaps someone will put two and two together, and realize that maybe Rumple did kill Zelena and that he used the same tape manipulating spell on the Sheriff’s station security footage.
I think Rumple was bluffing about the tape to Hook. A tape can’t be found if it doesn’t exist!
I’d be quite annoyed if other characters started acting all high and mighty in regards to Zelena’s death. They didn’t care about her, they haven’t missed her so why should they get all worked up about it? She treated Rumple like crap and it came back to bite her. Emma and Snowing planned to murder Pan when he was powerless so why should Rumple actually carrying through on his threat to kill Zelena be treated as if it was the most heinous crime in the world?
The way Rumple reacted to Hook’s question about where’s the missus and if she’d succumbed to the spell yet suggests that SOMETHING happened–if nothing else, that he’s feeling guilty for having used magic to put her to sleep while he packs.
I agree. Though the question is, why didn’t they put the whole town to sleep so they couldn’t act out the shattered sight spell and just leave those immune awake?
The relationship between Hook and Rumple is fascinating and well choreographed, even if Rumple’s current motivation is confusing.
Rumple and Hook are a bit like Pinky and the Brain at the moment. I wish someone could do a video of them with that theme song.
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Keeper of FelixI think it is very likely that Henry is Regina’s father. I just don’t think Cora is the mother. Prince Henry and Princess Eva knew each other and were together in the same castle the day that Cora the Miller’s daughter showed up. Eva might have found herself pregnant by someone other than Leopold. We’ve learned that Eva had a dark side. Regina and Snow talk about this when Snow learns the truth about her mom. Snow wonders out loud what could have happened to change her. Perhaps giving away or having a child stolen away completely changed Eva’s personality into the person Snow knew.
Eva made a big deal about giving Leopold “a pure child”, she wouldn’t have gone messing around with someone else and risk being thrown out like Cora was. Also Cora would’ve wanted to get pregnant by Henry just to secure her place in the line of succession and since Cora did her own interpretation of lion king with Regina, I think it is safe to say that Regina is Cora’s.
They have a secret marriage in the woods and baby Snow is conceived. Something goes wrong….Cora….Cora….Cora….and then Snow is ripped away from Regina….raised by Eva her grandmother. Regina and Robin get their memories deleted and BAM! It’s a whole new show.
As RG said, it’s not possible timeline wise. We now know for definite that Snow was 10 in Stable boy. Regina would’ve been between 18- early 20s at that time. For Regina to be Snow’s mother, she would’ve had to be pregnant with Snow at 12 or under and that’s just wrong.
In the stable boy episode Cora alludes to Regina’s age and how everyone else her age is already married.
Cora: Well, you’re getting a little old for fun. Who’s going to want to marry you when you behave like a commoner?
Henry I: Honey, please leave her alone.
Cora: Stop coddling her. She’s becoming an old maid. All the other girls her age are married. I had such high hopes.I don’t think the writers have ever given us a concrete age for Regina in the Stable Boy episode so I do think it is possible. In Once Upon a Time Wonderland there is an interesting scene with Cora and Anastasia. Cora says that Anastasia is the type of daughter she would choose and then it is like she catches herself and sort of says as an after thought, “If one could choose that sort of thing.” I think the only child Cora gave birth to was Zelena. She very well may have become cursed like King George or she may not have been able to bear another child. When Rumple saw Regina he talked about the two of them being reunited and how portable she had been the last time he saw her. I think Rumple procured a baby for Cora…and I think that baby was Regina. This would mean that Zelena was not Regina’s biological sister which is also possible as Zelena got Regina’s blood just like she got Rumple’s blood to open the blood lock.
Regina is not that old in Stable boy, early 20s at most. Back in the olden days, women were married young hence Cora’s “old maid” comment.
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