Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25926288-20160721010527/@comment-4453062-20160721041454

Hmcooper4 wrote: There may not be any connection between Ana and Ella. I just rewatched the Price of Gold, and neither Stepsister shown there was blonde, and Ana is most definitely a blonde. I'm not say that there isn't a connection, just that what has been shown in both Once and Wonderland does not support the notion that Ana is one of the stepsisters.

Also, there is the matter of the timeline to consider. The events for the Cinderella story in Once (at least from the wedding forward) occur withing the last year before the DC. However, Will and Ana left for Wonderland many years prior to this. Ana had time to Marry and then gain control of a kingdom, and there is the matter that she met a younger version of Alice, Also, Alice had been in the Asylum for at least a year (which would match the year prior to the DC, since Time was paused in Victorean England just as it was in the other magical realms). All of this to say that Ana had already departed the EF prior to the events of Cinderella.

Which would suggest that either there is no connection between Ana and Ella, or Ana is an older step-sister for Ella that left because she didn't like what was happening in the family. and in this case, she could have even been on good terms with Ella, which contributed to her desire to leave. (Not to mention the fact that Ana was in love with Will, and that relationship was not approved by the Mom).

Now, I could be wrong about all of this (and it wouldn't be the first time). And I hope that the secret tie to the LOUS with Ella does clear up the mystery of tie or no tie with Ana.

And just to argue the other side, it is interesting that we may see something with Ella, AND we're getting Aladdin (that appears to the be current assumption), which implies a possibiity for Jafar. AND Ella was one of the recurring Once characters that also appeared (albeit very briefly) in Wonderland. and I am not one that subscribes to coincidence.

In any case, I am excited to see the return of Ella (particularly since it occured to me watching the price of Gold that the daughter of Snow White was the person that rescued the daughter of Cinderella from the evil Wizard.) Because they hadn't devised Once Upon a Time in Wonderland at the time yet. The two stepsisters and stepmother were played by random no name actresses, and were only on screen for a few seconds. They weren't even seen that clearly. If they can justify recasting Gaston and Robin Hood, then they could certainly justify why Emma Rigby doesn't necessarily look like either of the original stepsisters in "The Price of Gold".

As for the possible timeline issues, while you do raise some good points, the writers do not have the best track record, when it comes to following the show's timeline. It's pretty messy with a ton of confusion and contradictions.

Anyway, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland heavily implied that Anastasia was one of Cinderella's stepsisters. First of all, she shares the same name as Anastasia Tremaine from the Disney Cinderella. Second of all, her mother is pretty close to how I'd picture Lady Tremaine. Third of all,  the Jabberwocky outright reveals that Anastasia wished that the prince had chosen her, instead of her stepsister. I doubt the writers were thinking of just any other stepsister and prince. Fourth of all, yes, Ashley's appearance in Wonderland's first episode further suggests a connection. Why get Jessy Schram back for such a brief cameo, and on a spinoff show of all things?