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Cruella’s classic ride arrives in Storybrooke
Normalcy returns to Storybrooke following the incident involving Ingrid the Snow Queen. Hook and Belle have been working on a way to free the fairies from the Magical Hat. Gold and Ursula visit Cruella De Vil where Gold convinces the lavish De Vil to take them to Storybrooke. Emma continues to help Regina search for a way to change her story. Belle and Hook enter Regina’s office with a spell that can release the fairies from the hat. However, something else is also released. Outside of Storybrooke, Cruella and Ursula suspect betrayal from Gold and force him to confess. Regina asks Mother Superior/Blue Fairy about the book she found at the Sorcerer’s mansion. A roar is heard outside and Emma and Regina rush out to investigate and see a massive winged beast sitting atop the clock tower. Emma and Regina battle the beast and send it away briefly. Later, Regina receives a call from Ursula who tells her about the Churnabog and that she and Cruella wish to enter Storybrooke. Regina and Emma head to the town line with the Hellbat in pursuit and manage to defeat the beast. David and Mary Margaret arrive soon afterward and express their apprehension about letting Urusla and Cruella enter. Regina believes they deserve a second chance since she was granted the same. She allows Ursula and Cruella to enter Stroybrooke unaware of the underlining plot concocted by Mr. Gold.
The Queens of Darkness: Ursula (Merrion Dungey), Maleficent (Kristen Bauer van Straten) and Cruella de Vil (Victoria Smurfit)
Once Upon a Time returns and immediately gets the ball rolling on one of worst—meaning no good for anyone—team-ups in fantasy. In the past, Rumplestitskin joined with Cruella De Vil, Ursula and Maleficent in order to acquire a curse that will grant them their happy ending. But as we all know, Rumple doesn’t play nice with others and quickly betrays the dark queens. Now banished from Storybrooke, he must reunite the very women he betrayed knowing they are less than happy to see him. Like always, Gold finds a way to mince words and persuade Ursula and Cruella to work with him. It will certainly be interesting to see how this alliance works out. Now we are familiar with the magic of Ursula and Maleficent because of their respective stories so the question is asked what kind of power Cruella De Vil has. Miss De Vil has the one power that suits her perfectly—the power of persuasion. She can control others and get them to do her will. So far this has only been displayed on dogs and mystical beetles. Curiosity wonders how this power of Cruella’s will be used on the people of Storybrooke. But first they have to contend with Regina who is very familiar with Ursula and Cruella. Gold mentions that the creature released from the hat was in search of the heart that has great potential for darkness, however the creature was after Emma, not Regina. Does this mean Emma could possibly become a bigger threat than even Regina? Emma turning evil and a season “Once” fans have been waiting for, with Rumplestiltskin back in the saddle as the antagonist are a recipe for a great second half of this enchanting series.
