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Dr. Kangaroo wrote: ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Ktmae1234 wrote: Mulan thought she had a chance because she was/is in love and was desperate to believe she could be loved back. Love is a funny and powerful thing. More like desperation is a funny and powerful thing. ;)

That was something I always hated, about OUaT's Mulan. She could never bring herself, to just be happy for Aurora and Phillip. Her romantic yearnings kept her from appreciating, what she did have.... true friendship. Friendship is a form of love, and a beautiful one at that. I really felt sorry for her. She loved Aurora, but couldn't bring herself to tell her that, and I know how hard that can be. I agree that friendship is a form of love, but would you be ok just to be friends with the person you desperately love?

I really liked Mulan and I'm more frustrated about how she simply vanished from the show without any explanation. I know the actress was busy elsewhere, but that doesn't mean no one has to mention the character ever again...

I think harboring an unrequited love is difficult. It really depends on the person him or herself to decide if just friendship is good enough even if he/she loves another person as more than a friend.

I saw Mulan's last appearance, when she told Aurora her plans of joining the Merry Men, as perhaps a bit of closure. She decided not to confess her feelings, which I'm not sure if it should be perceived as Mulan running away from her feelings, or simply letting go of her hopes of anything more coming out of her and Aurora's friendship. It could be they might mention her in season three somewhere down the line.