Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5047768-20131028040230/@comment-5235494-20131105032309

I can't help feeling a little disappointed that the Evil Queen used magic to disguise herself as Ursula, who was a character in of herself the whole time. I know that Lana Parilla wanted the role of Ursula as early as episode one of OUAT, and instead of watching Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" to get ideas for the Queen, was instead taking cues from Ursula in "The Little Mermaid" (where Lana got ideas for Regina's wicked cackles and sly, eyebrow-raising grins). Still, despite Lana's long desire for the role, I think it would have been better if the Queen was associated with Ursula instead of pretending to be her.

Going back to the second episode of Season One ("The Thing You Love Most"), think back to when Regina had a council of yet-to-be-identified fairy tale villains. When I watched that episode, I admittedly thought how cool it would be to see Ursula, who in my mind I envisioned as a realistic version of her Disney look. Just think how creepy and awesome it would be to see an obese, (slimy/scaly) purple-skinned sea hag, which OUAT could have made have nasty black nails and maybe even teeth like a pirahna's for whenever Ursula gave one of her signature smiles, all while a bunch of intimidating tentacles thrived grotesquely all around her. Now THAT would have been cool, and I think a lot of viewers would have enjoyed that more as well.