Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-3456168-20141209204303/@comment-413929-20141209213124

Well, I asked this same question on another forum and then linked it to one of the writers and was told "you are closer than you think to being right" they did not say how close. but here's my theory on the topic

Time travel: If it DID NOT HAPPEN, Elsa would still be in the urn, but instead of being in the dark ones vault, the urn would then be in Golds shop somewhere. With Elsa still in it. Ingrid would then get Emma, and then unlock the urn to get Elsa out of it.

Time Travel: Since it DID HAPPEN, Had hook never moved it like he did. Elsa would still be in it. BUT< because he moved the urn and caused it to get sucked into the portal. Elsa was only in the urn for 12 weeks; because apparently it happened before Charming/David met Snow when he had met Anna before meeting Snow or hearing of his brothers death. Therefore, within the time of meeting Anna, David then met Snow thanks to Emma and Killian ensuring that meeting to occur. Hook moved the urn while looking for a way out. the urn came through.

In total actual time Elsa was in there for 12 weeks.

If Hook never moved it; she'd have been in there for 33 years.

So yes, 12 weeks; her time in the thing ended when Hook moved it and caused it to get sucked into the time portal back to the present. So to that extent, even though she was in the thing for 12  weeks, Elsa missed BOTH curses completely