Once Upon A Time 8 Times Mulan Deserved Better

Once Upon A Time: 8 Times Mulan Deserved Better

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Once Upon A Time’s Mulan was one of the show’s most compelling supporting characters and she deserved better in many instances.

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Once Upon A Time 8 Times Mulan Deserved Better

By the end of its final season, Once Upon A Time found a way to resolve most of its storylines and character arcs. Unfortunately, some characters were sidelined over the course of the show’s seven seasons and didn’t receive any kind of resolution. A lack of a resolution was one of several ways that the show mistreated characters like Mulan.

In certain instances, Mulan was treated unfairly by the characters in the story and by the writers of the show. As a fiercely intelligent, compassionate, and courageous individual, Mulan was one of the show’s most compelling supporting characters and she deserved better in many instances.

8 Mistreated In The Emperor’s Army

Once Upon A Time 8 Times Mulan Deserved Better

After Mulan saved Belle from some men who attacked her, Mulan stated that “I had to put up with brutes like them when I served in the Emperor’s army. Fools who think we have no business holding a sword.”

Mulan was an honorable and courageous individual. The Emperor’s army and its soldiers were fortunate to have her among their ranks. Anyone who thought she had no business holding a sword was definitely foolish. No woman deserves to be mistreated with sexism.

7 Accused Of Being In Love With Prince Phillip

Once Upon A Time 8 Times Mulan Deserved Better

When Prince Phillip disappeared, Mulan was determined to find him on her own, without putting Princess Aurora in harm’s way. Aurora then accused Mulan of being in love with Phillip. This was an unfair and untrue accusation.

Mulan and Phillip trusted each other and often fought side by side, but she did not have any romantic feelings for him. Mulan was just trying to help him while also trying to protect Aurora. In fact, Mulan would fall for Aurora and not for Phillip.

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6 Forced To Betray Emma And Snow In Order To Save Aurora

Once Upon A Time 8 Times Mulan Deserved Better

Mulan was committed to protecting Aurora, but she also promised to help Emma Swan and Snow White find a way back to Storybrooke. When the villainous Cora took Aurora captive, she forced Mulan into a terrible situation. Mulan could steal the compass that Emma and Snow needed to return home and give it to Cora in exchange for Aurora’s safety, or she could stay loyal to Emma and Snow and leave Aurora’s fate in Cora’s hands.

Either way, Mulan would have to compromise her honor, either betraying her promise to protect Aurora or her promise to help Emma and Snow find a way back to Storybrooke. Unable to let Aurora die, Mulan stole the compass from Emma and Snow. Mulan deserved better than to be forced into such an undesirable situation that wasn’t even about her.

5 Heartbreak

Once Upon A Time 8 Times Mulan Deserved Better

Mulan was Once Upon A Time’s first LGBTQ+ character. This was revealed in the season 3 episode “Quite A Common Fairy” when Mulan tried to share her romantic feelings with Aurora. Before she could tell Aurora the way she felt about her, a joyful Aurora revealed that she was pregnant with Phillip’s child. It was too late for Mulan to share her feelings and she walked away heartbroken.

This was disappointing on many levels. Mulan and Aurora always seemed to share more chemistry and a deeper connection than anything Phillip and Aurora ever shared. It was also disappointing for the show’s first LGBTQ+ character to be denied a happy ending and not even be given the chance to express her feelings.

4 No Followup On Her Story With The Merry Men

Once Upon A Time 8 Times Mulan Deserved Better

Impressed by Mulan’s skill and courage, Robin Hood offered Mulan to join his band of Merry Men. Mulan initially declined this offer, though she accepted it after having her heartbroken by Aurora.

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The next time the audience saw Mulan, she was no longer with the Merry Men and there was never any mention of what happened during her time with them. Mulan working alongside Robin Hood and the Merry Men was a promising prospect, but neither the character nor the audience ever got a chance to enjoy it as the show provided zero follow-ups on this storyline.

3 Heartbreak Turned Her Into A Ruthless Debt Collector

Once Upon A Time 8 Times Mulan Deserved Better

After her appearance in the season 3 episode “Quite A Common Fairy” Mulan didn’t appear again until the season 5 episode “The Bear King” where it was revealed that she became a ruthless debt collector. The episode made it clear that Mulan was still heartbroken by what happened with Aurora and that it turned her into a cold-hearted person only motivated by money.

This drastic development had troubling implications and seemed a bit extreme given Mulan’s history as an honorable and compassionate character. When Merida sought Mulan’s help, Mulan did find a way back to her better self, though.

2 No Resolution Or Return

Once Upon A Time 8 Times Mulan Deserved Better

Mulan was last seen in the season 5 episode “Ruby Slippers” where she encouraged Ruby to share her feelings with Dorothy. Mulan also watched over Dorothy while she was under Zelena’s sleeping curse and watched happily when Ruby broke the curse with true love’s kiss.

This was the end of Mulan’s story. While many characters were brought back and given resolution in the show’s final seasons, Mulan was never brought back and her story never received any resolution.

1 No Happy Ending

Mulan was integral in helping Ruby and Dorothy achieve their happy ending. While it was nice to see an LGBTQ+ couple get a happy ending, it felt wrong that Mulan–the show’s first LGBTQ+ character–never found her happy ending.

Mulan’s relationships with characters like Aurora and Ruby were developed over multiple episodes and a happy ending with one of them could’ve felt earned, while Ruby and Dorothy’s entire relationship transpired over the course of a single episode. Ruby and Dorothy deserved to have happy endings, but so did Mulan.

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