Questions/Observations.

On that last point, Carlos didn't need to confront his parent. He just needed to get away from her crushing influence.

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I'd've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids.

Jafar had perfect capability of transporting to Aurodon as well. Except Maleficant and Grimhilde, (That's another thing, WHY DOES EVERYONE CALL HER EVIL QUEEN!?!?) The other villains were completley neglected and were far from their original characters. Cruella should have taught Carlos that he should kill any dog he comes across instead of being an oddball who teaches her son to fear something Cruella would just kill for fur. Jafar was a sinister scorcerer that wanted nothing but power instead of some goofball who owns a store and goes crazy whenever he sees a lamp!

1. I totally bought her as a bad girl. I would think being raised by an evil, vindictive woman would have more bearing on one's personality than her facial features. And also, since you pointed out how Mal is really good deep down, it wouldn't even make sense to have some monstrous woman play her.
2. I actually thought it was kind of fun to be like, "Blue!" when I saw her, and she makes a good Belle, IMO. Honestly, I assumed part of the reason they cast her was because of Once; they may have figured it's the same audience, and viewers would stick with the movie if they knew one of the actors from Once.
3. I loved the Cruella portrayal, but Jafar's was pretty weird. He didn't even seem scary; just a price-gouging salesman.
4. The fairy godmother age thing is odd, yes.
5. I agree on this one. That wasn't even a very popular movie. Maybe because people will all automatically hate a woman who was so murderous toward puppies?
6. True.
7. Gaston? Maleficent did mention him when noticing Jay's muscles. Just a theory, though. That would make it extra interesting, since it would lead to more conflict with the Ben romance if Mal's father is Belle's nemesis.
8. That's never really explained...
9. I don't understand this either. Personally, I think a woman who would brutally murder a 14-year-old because she's jealous of her looks is more evil than a woman who put a breakable curse on a child because she was hurt that she was rejected by her parents.
10. I would have to disagree on this one. I thought Carlos's bond with the one creature his mother taught him to hate was rather touching, and Jay's reason for becoming good was essentially friendship, which is also an important part of life. Either of them could have sang an "If Only"-esque song just like Mal did. Evie's lesson, while important, is less poignant and less tied to the moral of the story, to me. Using your intelligence doesn't necessarily have to do with being good or bad the way accepting and giving love does.
11. I was left wondering how the others would have handled their parents as well.

I meant when the force field disappeared and Maleficant transported to Aurodan, Jafar could have gone with her.

1. She not only looked evil in the beginning but acted like it and her performance felt genuine to me. Would you rather someone who looks unpleasant become good?
2. What do both have in common? Both take a different approach to retelling the original fairytales. They hoped that some OUaT watchers might watch because how close they are.
3. Why would Jafar dress up as the position he held in the Aladdin movies? He no longer holds that position. Jafar was great schemer and manipulator. Being a merchant, he could use those same attributes to get rich.
4. Maybe fairies age slower than normal humans. Makes sense.
5. Not sure. All of the villains except for Jafar came out during the 50/60s. Maybe those movies inspired the writers about what their children would be like.
6. They can't pick and choose what parts they want to take from the original?
7. No idea. Does it matter? The kids are already born.
8. Probably because the are the worst of the villain kids and need the most help to mend the island's relationship to Aurodon.
9. I think it's pretty safe to say she's the most powerful of the 4. And evident by the next scene, the one with the ambition to get revenge and take over everything.
10. I agree with number9-4 as to what are their reasons.
11. Doesn't it leave something for the sequel though?

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