A Fun Theory I Read About Elsa and Anna

[Corbin]

Before I begin, I want to clarify that I have very little to go on with this theory, other than a hunch. This is purely a, “Hey, wouldn’t it be cool if…” kind of idea, but I wanted to share it anyway.

Much has been said about the final shot of Once Upon a Time‘s season finale. But what about the first shot of the two-part finale? The way the episode “Snow Drifts” opens?

The scene takes place “18 years ago.” We see a little girl given a plush Mickey Mouse doll by her presumably new parents. From the context of the rest of the scene, we assume she’s being adopted. As she leaves she waves to the rest of the people at the Happy Cottage Children’s Home in Boston where she apparently grew up. We soon learn that the reason we’re seeing this is because the (by my estimation) oldest orphan of the group is none other than Emma Swan.

But you know who else were orphans?

It’s an interesting scene to open your season finale with. Yeah, sure, it deals directly with Emma’s search for a home, yada yada. But like Lost before it, even the little things in Once Upon a Time tend to matter. The writers are obsessed with connections (which is why every freakin’ character on the show seems to be related somehow, sometimes in goofy ways).

So I’m operating under the assumption that, because the show focused on this little girl, if only for a few seconds, she matters. Maybe that’s a mistaken assumption. Maybe I’m thinking way too much about what amounts to less than a minute of screen time, but still … we know the writers of Once plan ahead.

So then, who would this girl be? You might look at the blonde hair and, following the Frozen lead from the end of the finale, wonder if she’s Elsa. Maybe. But a little girl being adopted by seemingly OK parents (I mean, they like Mickey Mouse, obviously they’re not evil, right?) doesn’t seem to be the setup for a potentially villainous ice queen.

So instead, I wonder if this little girl is Anna. Ripped from her home and separated from her sister. And you know who else traditionally has blonde hair? Only the voice of Anna, Kristen Bell, who has been on record as saying she would be up for appearing on Once Upon a Time as a guest star. (Yes, she could just play Elsa, but I think my theory is more fun.)

Elsewhere in this theoretical Once Upon a Time plot I’m writing in my head, Elsa is growing up truly alone, developing powers, and has no idea where her sister is because she disappeared 18 years ago. But she hears news that Anna might have ended up in a world where she would be safe from magic (because, like in the movie, all memories of magic have been wiped from her memory). So she finds a way to head to Storybrooke …

I don’t know whether I’m actually onto something or if I’m just on the cusp of some epic Once fan fiction, but either way, I like the potential here.

What do you think? Am I just crazy, or could the writers of Once be hinting at more? Are you excited for the Frozen princesses to show up next season?

I found this theory fun, though probably unlikely. Link: http://popcultureblog.dallasnews.com/2014/05/a-maybe-crazy-once-upon-a-time-theory-did-we-see-elsa-and-anna-from-frozen-in-the-finale.html/

[RumplesGirl]

I actually rather like it. Maybe Little Orphan Anna was separated from her sister and sent to our world, sorta like Emma was. And Elsa is going to look for her.

"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"

[Sarah]

I like that theory.

[Keb]

Fascinating theory, but…

Elsa was trapped in that urn about 33 years before she’s released in Storybrooke. (28 years for the curse, plus Roland’s age). We don’t know how long Rumple had her before then, but it doesn’t synch up to when the little girl, who is around 4-6 years younger than Emma, was adopted. (Emma’s about 12 in that scene if my math memory is right.)

I will be very sad if Elsa sister isn’t present/at least a major plot point in S4.

But they will have to deal with the timeline issue of Elsa being trapped in Rumple’s collection for a longish time. At least 5 years not counting the curse (cuz time is, hehehehe, frozen).

Keeper of Belle's Gold magic, sand dollar, cloaks, purple FTL outfit, spell scroll, library key, copy of Romeo and Juliet, and cry-muffling pillow, Rumple's doll, overcoat, and strength, and The Timeline. My spreadsheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6r8CySCCWd9R0RUNm4xR3RhMEU/view?usp=sharing

[Crystal Princess]

have you seen my seestra

I don't cause commotions, I am one.

[SaraTheHLess]

I wonder if Elsa’s abilities were somehow utilized in the creation of The Curse in order to freeze time. Seeing those snowflakes stop in mid-air at the end of the Disney film makes me think she could do it and, if we’re going to be hopping back and forth through time, Season 4 is going to need a character that can stop it.

"The Laws (of Magic) never bothered me anyway."

[Author]

Posts