Once Upon a Time REACTION - S03E06 - Ariel

Another great reaction like always. :) I loved meeting Ariel. She's so cute and sweet. And a great new character as well. Plus... the actress chosen to play her... JoAnna Garcia Swisher is perfect in the role of Ariel. The Little Mermaid is another one of my all time favorite classic Disney movies, so I was so excited to see they brought its beloved characters and storylines into Once Upon a Time. I also like Prince Eric a lot too, played by actor, Gil McKinney. He plays the character from The Little Mermaid very well, and he was adorable with Ariel when they were together at the ball. First... one of my favorite scenes was most definitely between the heroes inside Echo Cave with them all revealing their secrets that no one wishes for the others to know. You're right that they aren't so much dark, as they are just sad, but Pan hoped the revelations would lead to friction between them, and the truths most certainly have. I absolutely love Hook's sad revelation to Emma that it's because of her he feels he can love again since Milah, and Emma has certainly changed him for the better. I absolutely love the idea of Hook with Emma, more so than Emma with Neal. The look in Hook's eyes is so sad, especially even more so later on when we see that he overhears Neal's conversation with Emma once they're all safely out of Echo Cave, as Neal tells Emma that he doesn't plan to stop trying to win her back. Tragic. As for Hook revealing right away to Emma's parents that Neal is alive and in Neverland... I love it. I was so happy he did so, because it proves that Hook really is a man of honor and he continues to prove that he isn't the selfish pirate that especially David and the others see him as. I'm happy Emma, Mary Margaret, and David are finally starting to come around to seeing Hook as more. I also really love Emma's, Mary Margaret's, and David's revelations too. Poor Mary Margaret and David. I love how the truth about David being poisoned by the dreamshade and how Hook really saved him came out at last. And Mary Margaret's confession about wanting another chance to have a baby because they missed out on seeing Emma growing up... so sad. And poor Emma. She's really torn up with how she feels towards Neal. Yes... a part of her will always love him, but a part of her is really struggling to forgive him for abandoning her years ago despite his good intentions. She also still struggles with her parents abandoning her too, so it's understandable. Oh... and yes, I was definitely cringing when Neal spoke of his love for her, hoping they could one day get back together. Emma and Hook all the way!! Next... I love how Emma tells Mary Margaret in the beginning of the episode that she kissed Hook. It's not only a sweet mother/daughter moment shared between them, but I love that Emma is starting to think about Hook enough to want to share a moment she had with him with her mother. Brilliant! In the backstory... I love how Ariel did the right thing to save Snow from Regina, and in doing so, Regina stole her voice so she couldn't tell Eric she loved him. So sad and so cruel on Regina's part. But I absolutely love this whole twist on The Little Mermaid throughout the episode with Regina stealing Ariel's voice, and pretending to be Ursula to trick Ariel. I continue to love it when our characters take on multiple roles from other fairytales that aren't their own. Also... I too loved Regina teaming up with Rumple, and how Ariel has come into the present day storyline. And now... Ariel is about to head to Storybrooke to get something for Rumple and Regina. And lastly... I love how Ariel and Eric, and Eric's Maritime Kingdom all believe that Ursula is nothing more than a myth, or legend and that they pray to her and worship her because she's a Goddess of the seas. I also love how Ursula has blessed all mermaids with the magic to let their fins become legs between tides. Another brilliant idea. And then in the end... we learn that Ursula is very much alive and was angry with Regina for pretending to be her. I love it!! Overall... Ariel is such a good episode from this season, and it is another of my favorite episodes from this Neverland arc. Ariel and Eric are adorable together. :) Thank you so much again!! The next episode is good too and I can't wait! Until next time...

Heidi Elizabeth Marcum