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* [[HeReallyCanAct She Really Can Act]]: Emma Rigby was considered by many to be the weak link amongst the cast but "The Serpent" and "Heart of Stone" which show [[spoiler: her conflicted feelings for Will]] have earned her praise.
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** ...though some would consider it more of a case of TeethClenchedTeamwork than anything else.
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* FoeYay: Alice and the Red Queen in "Heart of Stone", rather disturbingly.

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** It gets worse when [[spoiler: we find out she's the Knave's old girlfriend Anastasia and see [[UsedToBeASweetKid what a sweet, innocent person]] she used to be, meaning something ''terrible'' must have happened to her to turn her into what she is now.]]

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** It gets worse when [[spoiler: we find out she's the Knave's old girlfriend Anastasia and see [[UsedToBeASweetKid what a sweet, innocent person]] she used to be, meaning something ''terrible'' must have happened to was until her to turn [[AbusiveParents emotionally abusive mother's]] influence finally overcame her into and she became Queen at the cost of her love. And that's still not what made her evil and magical, which means she probably suffered worse....]]
** Will Scarlet, who [[spoiler: had his heart broken by the girl he love and then had his heart flat-out lost at some point, after which he became the evil Knave of Hearts who committed many crimes that he, now with his heart back,
is now.still feeling guilt over.]]
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* EvilIsSexy: The Red Queen.
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** Made a bit better by how the show was always intended to be just one season.
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* MoralEventHorizon: Jafar seems to be one of those "multiple choice" villains when it comes to this trope, as he murders, tortures, manipulates, and generally does any sort of cold-blooded act at least OncePerEpisode.

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* MoralEventHorizon: Jafar seems to be one of those "multiple choice" villains when it comes to this trope, as he murders, tortures, manipulates, and generally does any sort of cold-blooded act at least OncePerEpisode. Common picks are killing the Grendel, [[spoiler: betraying and murdering his teacher/lover Amara]], nearly killing the Knave before [[spoiler: turning him to stone]], and using his magic to physically torture Alice.

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** [[spoiler: Young Jafar spends the few minutes of his screentime as one, being an abused street rat disowned by his father the Sultan for being his bastard son. It's WAY downhill from there, though.]]

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** [[spoiler: Young Jafar spends the few minutes of his screentime as one, being an abused street rat disowned by his father the Sultan for being his bastard son. It's [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope WAY downhill from there, though.]]]]]]
* MoralEventHorizon: Jafar seems to be one of those "multiple choice" villains when it comes to this trope, as he murders, tortures, manipulates, and generally does any sort of cold-blooded act at least OncePerEpisode.
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** The Grendel from episode 3, a ruthless cannibal who could never let go of the memory of his beloved who left him. More than a few fans were devastated by Jafar killing him.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Knave's problem in-universe is that nearly everyone hates him. But that certainly isn't a problem amongst viewers!
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** [[spoiler: Young Jafar spends the few minutes of his screentime as one, being an abused street rat. It's WAY downhill from there, though.]]

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** [[spoiler: Young Jafar spends the few minutes of his screentime as one, being an abused street rat.rat disowned by his father the Sultan for being his bastard son. It's WAY downhill from there, though.]]
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** [[spoiler: Young Jafar spends the few minutes of his screentime as one, being an abused street rat. It's WAY downhill from there, though.]]
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* FridgeBrilliance: The Cheshire Cat's remark to Alice is that he would not eat a friend "not without pepper", in the original book the Cheshire Cat is the pet of the Duchess who's Cook is a pepper addict, so his comment refers to former owner.
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** A lot of people have been comparing the Alice/Cyrus relationship to Snow White/Prince Charming's.
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** Jafar's getting it too, regarding his similarity to Rumple.
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** It gets worse when [[spoiler: we find out she's the Knave's old girlfriend Anastasia and see [[UsedToBeASweetKid what a sweet, innocent person]] she used to be, meaning something ''terrible'' must have happened to her to turn her into what she is now.]]
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* CompleteMonster: Jafar thinks nothing of randomly killing people just as a show of force, and will also do it slowly and painfully if the mood strikes him.

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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: When the show premiered, the Red Queen was not very popular at all. The ending of the second episode, however, where she successfully pulls one over Jafar and stands up to him, changed many a viewer's mind.



* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The CGI creatures. The White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat stand out especially.

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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The Despite all the bad CGI creatures.for the backgrounds in Wonderland, the CGI creatures are actually genuinely impressive. The White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat stand out especially.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Putting the show on the infamous Thursday-at-8 timeslot that killed ''Series/LastResort'' and so many other shows before it? Really, what was ABC thinking?
* SpecialEffectsFailure: The CGI buildings are highly unrealistic - although, as with ''Series/PushingDaisies,'' this may very well be intentional.
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* CompleteMonster: Jafar thinks nothing of randomly killing people just as a show of force, and will also do it slowly and painfully if the mood strikes him.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Knave's problem in-universe is that nearly everyone hates him. But that certainly isn't a problem amongst viewers of the show!

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Knave's problem in-universe is that nearly everyone hates him. But that certainly isn't a problem amongst viewers of the show!viewers!
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Knave's problem in-universe is that nearly everyone hates him. But that certainly isn't a problem amongst viewers of the show!
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* ReplacementScrappy: The Red Queen, since she replaced Cora as Wonderland's resident Evil Queen. It's a tough act to follow

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* ReplacementScrappy: The Red Queen, since she replaced Cora as Wonderland's resident Evil Queen. It's a tough act to followToughActToFollow.
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*ReplacementScrappy: The Red Queen, since she replaced Cora as Wonderland's resident Evil Queen. It's a tough act to follow
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* CounterpartComparison: Of course, comparisons between the Red Queen and Regina are inevitable...

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* CounterpartComparison: Of course, comparisons between the Red Queen and Regina [[Series/OnceUponATime Regina]] are inevitable...



* VisualEffectsofAwesome: The CGI creatures. The White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat stand out especially.

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* VisualEffectsofAwesome: VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The CGI creatures. The White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat stand out especially.
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* VisualEffectsofAwesome: The CGI creatures, the White Rabbit and especially the Cheshire Ca

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* VisualEffectsofAwesome: The CGI creatures, the creatures. The White Rabbit and especially the Cheshire CaCat stand out especially.
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* NarmCharm: The bad CGI, for some.

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* NarmCharm: The bad CGI, for some.some.
*VisualEffectsofAwesome: The CGI creatures, the White Rabbit and especially the Cheshire Ca
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* JerkassWoobie: The Red Queen for all the abuse and intimidation Jafar heaps on her.
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* CounterpartComparison: Of course, comparisons between the Red Queen and Regina are inevitable...
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* NarmCharm: The bad CGI, for some.

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