Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20130923183249/@comment-5655661-20130923234856

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Ariel will not be the Season 3 equivalent of Aurora, that is pretty obvious. 3.06 will feature Ariel's backstory, and everything.

http://i.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/once-upon-a-time-emile-de-ravin-joanna-garcia-belle-ariel__oPt.jpg We saw Cinderella centric episode as well, but that was basically all from her (and she is an iconic Disney and fairytale character, as much as Ariel). Still, it's all about creators and their plans so I hope they won't make her go into oblivion after episode or two.