‘Once Upon a Time’ season 3, episode 7 preview: JoAnna Garcia, Emilie de Ravin in Storybrooke

Are you ready to return to Storybrooke? For the first time, next week’s “Once Upon a Time” season 3 episode is going to bring us to the Maine community. This means an opportunity to see the real Belle for a change, along with some of the other characters that you have been missing on the show for some time. Given that some of the ones in Neverland are not our favorites, we are excited to see this happen.

As for the common link between the two worlds, it is Ariel. JoAnna Garcia’s character is traveling to the town next week, and that is going to create an opportunity to see a new side to the character. We don’t know why she is really that interested in helping now that she has her voice back, but we shall see.

We’re sure that the one character who most are excited to see right now is Belle. Emilie de Ravin’s character has only been seen so far this season in visions inside of Rumpelstiltskin’s head, and we know that this will definitely not be enough for some people in the long-term. Hopefully, you will have a chance to see how she is doing keeping the town alive, and also if her feelings for Rumpelstiltskin are still what they were when he left. Time can make some people lonely, and the only good news here is that this is a show where most people are by and large nice and well-intentioned.

From here on out, expect to see much more of not only the town, but also Ariel until at least the stories between the worlds is complete. Like with some of the other new characters such as Peter Pan, though, it is unclear what will happen to her once this part of the story is over. Presumably, the second half of this season will be something different.

What do you want to see happen on “Once Upon a Time” next week? Be sure to share your predictions below, and click here if you’re interested in reading our full review of this “Ariel” episode.

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