Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-5734901-20140314121003/@comment-1293767-20140316073640

Maikeru2608 wrote: But in Heart of Stone, right before Ana & Will jump through the portal, Ana's mother said "At least I have your sisters." Does this mean that Ana have more than one sister??? And if she is indeed Cinderella's stepsister, shouldn't the mother said sister instead? Because in the Cinderella fairy tale, the stepsisters are only 2.

There were also only Seven Dwarves, but in OUAT, there were originally eight. So Cinderella could've had three step-sisters.

But also, her mother could've been including Cinderella as a "sister" as an insult, essentially elevating someone she loathed over Ana in a last ditch attempt to guilt her out of going with Will.

I'm more inclined to believe the latter though. My theory is that after Thomas chose Cinderella, Ana changed her appearance (hair from bushy brunette to straight blonde) in an attempt to look more like Cinderella with misguided hope that she, too, might get noticed by someone in a higher class. Instead, she met and fell in love with Will, somewhat echoing the Cinderella 2 plot.