Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24589671-20141215020437/@comment-24674051-20141217145947

Totally agree with everyone. I sense that Cruella may very well be the mastermind behind the Queens, she seemed to be the one calling the shots. I'm still waiting to see where they take her, since she is somewhat of a wild card.

We know Maleficent is more powerful that what was shown in the last episode. I think part of the problem is that she was up against the Dark One at some of his strongest moments. We know from Season 1 that her power was at the same level as Regina. And we also know that she still had at least a little sentimentatily left, since Regina was able to defeat her by threatening her pet Unicorn. And for a Villian, Love is weakness (unless your name is Rumplestiltskin).

And I agree as far as Kristin and the Horns. While it is the classic look for Maleficent (from both the animated and live action Disney), it does not work as well on her. But I imagine they will have other looks for her. Upscale her wardrobe form Season 1 (now that she's more of a central character at the moment) and you might have something. I'm going to be interested to see what her present day style will be.

As for Ursula, she was definitly the weakest of the 3 queens, but that cold just be the way the script ran. When we have seen them in action more, and against someone less powerful than the Dark One, my opinion might change. I think the actress will do fine, it's the script that concerns me.