Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5571357-20140513150425

I wasn't too happy about Elsa appearing on the show, but I spent some time thinking of possible storylines for her:

1.  What if she was originally the Witch of the West. It seemed like she had been imprisoned for quite some time, so it would fit in the Seat of the West being empty for so long. She got too unstable/powerful, so the other three witches had to depose her?

2.  Hades or Death will come for Marian. To bargain for her life, Emma offers her own. However, the Snow Queen (who might be good, which is why Rumple chose to keep her imprisoned in his vault) might step in to save them. If the Snow Queens power is uncontrollable, it makes sense that the Snow Queen would come to a point where she'd want to kill herself--what better way than through heroic self-sacrifice? Maybe for some reason, events unfold such that Death corners Marian & Emma and they have to sacrifice someone to Death at that moment. The Snow Queen appears and asks Emma to take her life instead. This could have major repercussions that would make a great storyline for 4B--Emma could end up taking the mantle of the Witch of the West if my 1st theory is correct.

3.  If my 2nd theory is correct, it would make sense since Dorothy already turned down the Seat of the West in a Season 3 flashback. That would allow for a storyline where Emma gets transported to Oz, perhaps in 4B? If  Zelena didn't truly die in Season 3B, perhaps Emma will find her in Oz and put an end to her. Maybe they find out that Zelena is still alive (a denizen of Oz communicates with them, or they use Rumple's crystal ball or something) and because Regina might lose some of her "light" next season after Marian's return, Emma has to be the one to go to Oz to stop Zelena's terror once and for all.

4. If my 2nd theory is correct, Hades might talk with Ursula about the problems that Emma and Storybrooke citizens are causing for the balance of magic. They might end up forming some kind of council to try and erase Emma altogether o_o  They'd justify that act by arguing that it would save them from other possible "imbalances". Then Season 5 could be about Emma rallying people across realms against this council of gods, in kind of a Herculean role.

Just my theories! ^^ 