Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24589671-20141215020437/@comment-25597861-20141217171518

YayMona wrote:

The Red-Orange-Fuschia-Queen wrote:

Eruciform wrote: The actor/actress makes or breaks the role (obviously). Personally, Regina, Rumple, Cora and Snow Queen have added so much dimension (I didn't really watch the Pan/Zelena seasons). Henry, on the other hand, seems so forced that I wonder how the show would be if they had cast a different actor. I don't feel Kristin Bauer was the right fit for Maleficent (compared to what Angelina did)- she seems too passive and likewise with Merrin Dungey- she was underwhelming as Ursula, considering what the statue did. I mean these are supposed to be quintessential fairy tale villains even if Maleficent was originally called Caraboose and Ursula was just a sea witch/hag. The crow shapeshifting was nice to watch but this Rumple knows everyone is getting boring and predictable. Next thing you know Jafar and him will have a past history and it creates this power inequality from the get-go. It's like saying every individual gifted with artistic talent all learned from an immortal Leonardo da Vinci. I wish Yvette Nicole Brown was playing Ursula- she would have definitely brought it.

I agree. The actress who plays Ursula doesn't convince me just yet. I hope she will get better. Yvette would definitely be a better Ursula, but the actress is unavailable right now due to family issues.

Kristin's potrayal as Maleficent is okay-ish for me. They doesn't have to follow exactly what Jolie and the original Maleficent did, but as of right now, Once's Maleficent just seems way too weak for my liking.

Cruella is definitely the best out of the three for me. Victoria definitely delivered the whole deranged and hot headed vibe that I believe Cruella has as in the original animation. If she would have been available for the role, I actually think Rose McGowan would have made an awesome Maleficent. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed her as young Cora, but I think she could have done the role of Maleficent real justice. I do like Kristen though, but now that I've gone back and watched, theres too much of a Pam from True Blood attitude going on with her Maleficent.

As soon as she said "Give me the gauntlet and you can have your wench back", I thought it sounded more like Pam than it did Maleficent- although a snarky Maleficent would be fun.