Elsa

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Elsa

Portrayed by Thekla Reuten

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Appeared in

"The Economist"

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Name

Elsa

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Status

Deceased in the future

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Origin

Germany

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Connection

Sayid was ordered to kill her boss

Season(s)

S1 - S2 - S3 - MP - S4

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Elsa is a character in "The Economist" portrayed by Thekla Reuten.

Flash Forward

Elsa is sitting in a cafe when Sayid walks in. He asks in German if the seat opposite her is taken. He sits down and looks at his map, and asks her for directions to Potsdamer Platz. She tells him it's one block down and across the road, and continues to introduce herself as Elsa. When Sayid asks what she does for a living, she indicates that she works as a personal assistant for an economist.

On their fifth date, they plan to go to the opera. She attempts to leave her pager at home, explaining that she doesn't care if her boss calls, she wants to spend the night with Sayid. Sayid objects and says he doesn't want her to lose her job because of him, and takes the pager with him. Elsa asks Sayid why he is still in Berlin, and he replies his job is taking longer than expected. Elsa tells him that she hoped the reason for him staying was her.

Elsa and Sayid are lying in bed. She expresses sadness about not knowing anything about Sayid. He agrees to tell Elsa everything about him when her pager goes off and she announces that her boss needs her. She begins to get dressed and Sayid tells her she needs to leave Berlin immediately. Sayid says people will be asking questions about her boss, indicating he has been or is going to be killed. She pulls a gun and shoots him on the left side of his chest. Elsa calls her boss and speaks to him in German, saying that she has shot but not killed him, and planned on getting information out of him. After visually locating his gun, Sayid picks an item up off the floor and throws it at the mirror, cracking it. She walks over to see what has happened when Sayid reaches for his gun and shoots her twice, killing her.

Trivia

Elsa's bracelet

Elsa is the name of Lohengrin's wife in the Wagner opera "Lohengrin", about a man who must keep his true identity hidden from his lover. In the end, she causes the secret to be revealed, and the work concludes with her death.
Elsa died the same way as Sayid's previous blonde love interest, Shannon did, shot (in the abdomen), and killed.
The cafe where Elsa and Sayid meet is named "Die Mauer" or "The Wall", most likely a reference to the Berlin Wall.
According to some fans, the bracelet that Elsa wears bears a strong resemblance to Naomi's bracelet. Close inspection reveals that it doesn't. Also, Damon Lindelof confirmed in an interview that the two bracelets have no connection beyond the second reminding Sayid of the first. [1]