When she gives it back to Ariel, the mermaid explains its powers briefly and why she's in Agrabah. The man is shocked by her transformation and begins to call her a monster, but is stopped by the arrival of Princess Jasmine, who pays for the fork and demands the return of Ariel's necklace. She is pursued through the Agrabahn capital and cornered by the owner of the fork, who grabs her necklace as payment, which causes Ariel's legs to revert to a mermaid tail. Now capable of speaking again, Ariel sets off to Agrabah to find Eric, but accidentally gets herself in trouble when she takes a fork, unaware that it is stealing.
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Somehow, Ariel finds a necklace that returns her legs and voice to her as long as she is wearing it. In tears, a muted Ariel heads under the sea. She remarks the only thing worse than rejection from Prince Eric is Ariel's inability to ever confess her feelings for him. Nearby, the Evil Queen unceremoniously informs Ariel that she stole her voice. With her friend's encouragement, Ariel resurfaces at the docks, spotting Eric on the balcony above, but when she calls out to him, her voice is gone. Then, Ariel rips off the bracelet from Snow White's wrist, reversing the effects on both of them, and they swim to safety. Ariel departs, but returns to stab the Evil Queen in the neck with a fork. The Evil Queen then prompts Ariel to choose Eric or lose her life for a friend's sake. She clasps the bracelet on Snow White, to which Ursula, actually the Evil Queen, interrupts. Naively, Ariel sees the bracelet as a way for both herself and Snow White to both get what they want. The item can make her human permanently, but only if someone else takes her place as mermaid. Going to Ursula for guidance, Ariel talks to the ocean waves, and she begins leaving after receiving no response, until the sea goddess rises to offer her a Sea Bracelets. Ariel relates her dilemma to Snow White, who encourages her to honest to Eric about her true self. She expresses interest in seeing the world, so he invites her to leave with him in the morning on an adventurous expedition and promises to wait until tomorrow for an answer. As they waltz, he recognizes her as the person who saved him from the shipwreck, but Ariel lies that she is new in town. When Eric strolls in, Ariel is too shy to go to him until Snow White pushes her. Ever curious about human things, Ariel stuffs it into her gown pocket. The two ladies attend the ball together where Snow White helps Ariel learn the name of a fork utensil. At shore, Ariel tells her about Eric and demonstrates how she will be meeting him by transforming her tail into human legs. On her way there, she saves Snow White from drowning. With a mythical truth, which states every year when the high tide rises, Ursula grants merpeople the ability to walk on dry land until the next one occurs, Ariel decides to meet Prince Eric. After bringing the unconscious man to safety, she falls deeply in love with him, but leaves before he wakes up.Ī year later, she collects a paper announcing the upcoming Under the Sea Celebration paying tribute to the sea goddess Ursula. Join us again tonight for the Once Upon a Time season 3 episode 6 “Ariel” recap! Bookmark us or friend us on Facebook or Twitter for all our latest updates.In the Enchanted Forest, Ariel witnesses a shipwreck at sea and saves a human, Prince Eric, from succumbing to death. She may be just tricking Ariel to get closer to Snow. But because it seems like Ursula begins as a myth, Regina may not really be Ursula. It seems fairly easy to assume that Regina is also Ursula. While talking to Ursula, searching for answers, Regina appears. Kind of like a god the mermaids pray to, to get their greatest desires fulfilled. The interesting thing is that Ariel hasn’t met her prior to this. In the clip for tonight’s episode, Ariel talks to Ursula. We know that Ariel saves Snow from drowning, and Ursula gives Ariel her legs. The bulk of this episode of Once Upon a Time season 3 focuses on telling us Ariel’s backstory. But more importantly, he can help them get off the island and get Tinkerbell’s help getting Henry. The gang begins a new quest to find Neal, so Emma and him can reunite. Meanwhile, Hook does the right thing and tells Emma that Neal is alive and in Neverland. Nevertheless, we’re not sure how she ties into this adventure. However, we know Ariel has a heart of innocence, so she won’t be one of the mean girl mermaids. Earlier this season, we saw that mermaids are wicked creatures. On episode 6 of Once Upon a Time season 3, Ariel’s connection to Snow and Peter Pan unravels.
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That character is none other than the famous little mermaid, Ariel. On tonight’s Once Upon a Time season 3, we meet a new fairy tale character.