Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25355646-20140916160924/@comment-25926288-20150228235252

Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: Dan Fox wrote: Ingrid's death got her the happy ending she's wanted. Zelena's death... I guess didn't have to happen. However, get this: Had she not been killed and was working to become a better person, it would all fall apart once the spell of shattered sight was unleashed. So who knows what the end game would have been. Actually, Ingrid's happy ending was not death, it was realizing she always had the love of her sisters. She killed herself to undo the spell she had cast on Storybrooke out of regret, but she didn't have to. She could've just chilled in the cave while everyone died, happy that her sisters loved her.

And if Zelena had never been killed,  Elsa wouldn't have come through and Ingrid never would've been able to cast the spell, as she could only do so when she had the strength of her two sisters. And we'd have no show...wait. Zelena would have probably killed herself, or would have gotten herself killed causing the portal to activate anyhow. If all those powerful people were maintained, it would be weird not to utilize them. For the most part of season 4a, Zelena was hardly a passing mention, which disrespect for the character if she was major. Regina hardly seems concerned with having a sister and we'll probably never discover if they found out that Rumple killed her. It's almost saying that Pan's death wasn't necessary, nor Rumple's sacrifice. Rumple could have killed powerless Malcolm, detained him, or something, but it was a necessary part of the story.