Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24589671-20150323010258/@comment-1916997-20150324145354

Hmcooper4 wrote: First, on Ursula being the one grabbing the orb. We had already seen the Scarabs and Dragon Fire, and I got the impression that, like some Indiana Jones movie, just walking up to the Curse would trigger some even more devastating Trap. And Magic was certainly out, as it was probably protected by some anti-magic spell. So that orb had to be physically grabbed, and preferabbly from a distance to avoid the trap. That was Ursula's part, because she could phyically grab the orb without setting of the trap.

Oh, and she was needed to rescue Maleficent. :-)

As to Pinnochio's nose being comical, I honestly think that it was intended that way. That scene was extremely dark and intense, and the slight bit of humor from "The Nose" provided enough comic relief without actually breaking the tension of the scene. (My opinion, anyway). Totally agree about why Ursula had to grab the orb, I just wish Rumple would have said, "We can't walk up there, it springs a trap. Ursula, if you'd please?" It would have made so much more sense.