Once Upon a Time's Frozen Premiere: Anna's Insane Voice, Regina's Awesome Twist and 5 More Surprises

The 7 best (and worst) surprises

By Kristin Dos Santos Sep 22, 2014 4:31 AMTags
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Try not to panic, but we're pretty sure that somewhere, poor Kristen Bell is running around completely voiceless. How else can you explain that Once Upon a Time's new "Anna," Elizabeth Lail has her EXACT SAME VOICE?!

Clearly, she pulled an Ursula and it. Is. Creepy. Amazing, but...creepy.

A week before it airs, ABC held a screening of Once's season four premiere, which is titled "A Tale of Two Sisters," for the cast, crew, fans, press and ABC suits. 

Have to admit, I was hesitant about how this whole Frozen thing would go over, since it seems too soon since the movie's release to be delving into that world on TV, but the episode is thoroughly entertaining and there were more than a few twists and turns to get excited about. 

Without giving too much away, here's what you need to know:

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  1. Anna and Elsa are just like in the movie. Ditto Kristoff, Grandfather Troll and Sven. (Yep, they're all there!) Executive producers Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz weren't kidding when they said that unlike most fairy-tale characters on their show, the Frozen characters will not have a new twist, but stay true to their original version. 
  2. The episode starts off in Arendelle (adjacent), going way back in time, and pretty much debunks that popular Frozen-Tangled tie-in theory
  3. You will need to take a pretty big leap of logic when it comes to the way that Elsa ends up in Storybrooke. Unless you know a lot of brides who run off to do a non-pressing task in a far away land one day before their wedding? (Biggest gripe with this episode. But I can get over it.)
  4. Robert Carlyle told me he expected the hashtag "#Dance" to be trending on Sunday night for the premiere, and he wasn't kidding! Despite all the Frozen hype, it's actually a dance scene between Bele and Gold that popped as the episode's most squeal-worthy moment. 
  5. The best twist of the episode also has nothing to do with Frozen, but rather Regina's reaction to Marion reuniting with her love Robin. The quest Regina sets out on this season is pretty dang epic, and a great new way to shake up the series. (If anyone thinks Regina will be taking the news of Marion's return lightly, you are sorely mistaken.)
  6. There's a giant surprise in Storybrooke and the whole thing looks more like a Ghostbusters throwback than a Frozen throwback.  It's campy and fun.
  7. Georgina Haig (Elsa), Elizabeth Lail (Anna) and Scott Michael Foster (Kristoff) are perfectly cast and pretty great in their roles, but the real break out star is the live reindeer playing Sven, who has better acting skills than 80 percent of Hollywood! #truth Get this furry guy his own spinoff, stat!

We chatted with the cast at tonight's event...Stand by for more scoop!