Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-29195016-20160724040235/@comment-6302057-20161007044114

ItachiIshtar wrote: DatNuttyKid wrote: I think the Land of Untold Stories is more like Storybrooke in terms of time. Yes, 30 years (or whatever) have passed, but they repeat a pattern so they don't know. But then like how Henry showed up and changed things (such as Mary Margaret cleaning out her closet and finding the book), having the heroes show up changed things and allowed Jekyll and Hyde to separate.

I feel like Anastasia will still be introduced in this episode. Something like, everything's worked out and Emma, Ashley, and Clorinda are walking down the street when Emma says "I always thought your stepsisters were named Drizella and Anastasia, like in the movie." And Clorinda says "Oh, Ella, I almost forgot! Ana was in the Land of Untold Stories too!" And Ashley and Clorinda keep talking and Emma is confused, and then they go to see Anastasia as Ashley explains to Emma that Ana and Driz were Clorinda and Tis's older sisters, and the episode ends with Emma Rigby.

She isn't listed in the press release, but neither was Elsa, so you never know. Based on that set report, we know that Mother Tremaine disapproves of one of her daughters falling for that footman. She could potentially bring up Anastasia by saying something along the lines of "Do you remember what happened to Anastasia? She ran off with that no good thief Will Scarlet, and threw her life away. Our family must move up, not down.I won't tolerate having more failures for daughters." If we got something like that, I would be very happy. I love the sound of that line, it fits perfectly with Tremaine's character.

I hope something like this is the case. Even a verbal reference to Anastasia would be enough to officially tie everything in.