Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-29195016-20160724204832/@comment-24674051-20161214183134

I think the assement of Frozen and Brave not working as well due to direct insertion rather than weaving the characters into the tapestry of Once is accurate. But not all of the fault is on the writers. At least as far a Frozen was concerned, the Writers were heavily restricted with what they could and could not do with Anna, Elsa, and the rest of the Frozen Gang.

As to the Snow Queen only being adapted because of Frozen,  I think that's only half true. Yes, her inclusion in the show during 4A was direct result of the Frozen arc. But I personally feel that A&E were already looking for a way to incorporate that fairy tale even before they got permission for Frozen. And they may or may not have gotten around to it. Ingrid was a solid character, and without the forced tie in to Frozen, she could have actually been even better.

I don't know if there were any restrictions on Merida like there were with Elsa, but I will say that in this case, the writers made some poor choices on how they included Merida. She was never fully integrated. So she became disposable, which is exactly what happened. Which is too bad, because I felt her character had a better chance of fitting in than Elsa.

My fear with introducing Moana (which granted i don't want anyway) is that viewers would perceive her character as a marketing ploy, and potentially drive viewers away by that negative concept. Once already played that card with Frozen. And I also don't think the writers will be given the freedom to work Moana properly into the tapestry, which would put her in the same place as Merida or Elsa. and Once does not need that.