Agnarr and Iduna in Ahtohallan | Disney Frozen 2 (2019)

“What happened to Hans??” Boy they better return him

So, the QUESTIONS:

Questions that COULD have been asked but weren't:

The birthday parties were always one of my favorite plots from the storybooks. I'm glad all of them got one!

Olaf, of course, had a summer party! After many "failed" attempts, that is. You know how animes have a mandatory "beach episode"? I guess this is Frozen's version of that 🤭 (Well, depending on which storybook you read...)

This story also had some of my most favorite illustrations of the Frohana too! It's always a treat to see them decorated with flowers.

"It's my birthday?" Olaf grinned, "That must be why it's been the best day ever!" Aaaw 🥹

It was also very sweet to see the kinds gifts the Frohana planned to give Sven. I like it when Olaf uses the snowflakes from his flurry as a plot device. R.I.P. Olaf's flurry. Of course, Sven gets a... carrot cake! 😆

For young Kristoff, he got to celebrate his first "human" birthday party with the Trolls! He says he's never been to one, so they wanted to "surprise" him (with his knowledge lol). Little Kristoff saying he doesn't know when his real birthday is because he doesn't have a family to keep track of it was... 🥺

Elsa's was very interesting. She already knew Anna would be planning for her (because it takes one to know one! And also 'cause the Frohana wasnt very discreet either). So, like the introvert that she is, she sort of "dreaded" the party all day as she finished her daily royal duties. She thought they had planned a huge party with a reindeer-sized cake and invited five hundred guests (her words, not mine!) To her surprise, they threw a "quiet little party with family and friends"—exactly what Elsa wanted! 😁

Little Anna's was my favorite! It was also nice seeing a young Anna with messy bed hair too. Some things never change. Come to think of it, her birthday is the probably one of the most celebrated events in the storybooks. I think there's also another birthday of hers where Elsa creates a winter wonderland in the castle? Correct me if I'm wrong 😅 Not to mention, Frozen Fever.

Important guests from neighboring kingdoms were invited, so Anna acted as formal and as proper as she could to please her parents. Every single time she thought she messed up, Agnarr and Iduna played along to reassure her it's okay 🥹

That night, Elsa, of course, showed her what a "real party" looked like without the pressure of acting formal! ♡

It's obvious rewatching these scenes now that that's what they meant, but I never really picked up on the real reason why they showed Elsa curtseying to her parents here before...

...whilst Anna pulls them into a hug.

At first, I thought it was just another one of those comparison scenes where they emphasize Anna and Elsa's differences— in this case, Elsa being more "reserved" than Anna. It very well could be, but it was probably also because Elsa didn't want to touch them or be touched (by anyone) so as to not hurt them. We know her last scene before this was when she was 12 saying, "No, don't touch me! Please, I don't want to hurt you." when Agnarr tries to hug little Elsa to calm her down.

Given that... Elsa's probably never gotten a hug in YEARS 🥺

If that were true, that means her embrace with Anna after she thaws back was her first hug in forever!

...buuuuut luckily, the Junior Novel (adapted by Sarah Nathan and Sela Roman) and Dangerous Secrets by Mari Mancusi mention that they did hug their parents goodbye (or more specifically Iduna hugged her), so thank goodness for that 😅

I'm obsessed with my entire phone! 🫶😭🍁 I'm also really happy that I'm a huge Agduna fangirl! <33. The Frozen fandom is just the best! 💙

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Finally reading Dangerous Secrets by @marimancusi and it’s getting me back into the Agduna brainrot 😭😭 (featuring old art from 2019)