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Interesting - I was confused by the "no one in charge" thing as well - I wonder if they didn't want to deal with the time involved in creating, introducing and handling a "regent" - it might have added another 5 minutes to the film, after all :>.

***I'm not sure why the troll memory being blocked bothers you, that one works for me.
***The King & Queen's spectacular failure to follow up on the Elder's advice needed more film time to my mind. I wanted to see more about why they chose to ignore the advice and about how they handled the separation between the sisters as a result - their death? Yea, WAY too convenient. Disney's handled that better before and it makes no sense that they'd blow it here. They're KNOWN for having, at best, one parent and a great backstory for why.
***I remember a scene of objection to Anna's putting Hans in charge - but it was fleeting and unmemorable. (Or did I put it in myself and only *think* I saw it? Have to watch again :>).
***Dockside meeting with Hans: I watched this with my 18 year old daughter - I remember thinking "How's she gonna choose between these 2 men" all the way until they got back to the castle, where Hans shows his true colors - she said she knew Anna would choose the moose-guy within minutes of meeting him. Interesting difference of reaction for two women who have watched Disney their whole lives :>. I LOVED the horse dropping him in the fjord - It told me the horse thought he was a bit big for his britches - but it didn't tell me Hans was EVIL (or creepy for that matter). I wonder if that's what tipped off my kid or if it was something else - I'll have to ask her.
***Hans is DEF one of the creepiest - but I wonder if that's not at least in part because almost ALL Disney Villains are "not quite human" - from Malificent to Ursula, the "Bad Guy" is often not quite "human" - because any of them are easily as creepy, but less creepy because they couldn't be someone we meet? Interesting discussion there.