History YMMV / OnceUponATimeInWonderland

** The Sultan of Agrabah's treatment of [[spoiler:young Jafar was bad enough as it was, but he soars over the line when he [[OffingTheOffspring attempts to murder him]] by [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath forcefully holding his head underwater and drowning him.]]]]

** The Jabberwocky: Was [[spoiler: her change of size genuine or did she intend to backstab Alice after Jafar's defeat]]?

** Cora: did she really considered the Red Queen as a replacement for her daughter like she claims or did she only used her as a pawn to get rid of her rival king then rules on all Wonderland?

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Alice's stepmother Sarah: Is she a BitchInSheepsClothing who successfully seperated her from her husband and daughter or did she genuinely want to help Alice via some DeliberateValuesDissonance ?

* InformedWrongness: Alice has good reasons to be upset at her father, from blaming her in her childhood for the death of her mother to [[spoiler: neglecting her in favor of his new wife, then never going to visit her the year she was in the institution]]. However according to both Alice and the narrative, Edwin's biggest fault was... not believing Alice when she told him about her adventures in Wonderland which is nonsensical. If you're a rational man [[{{Muggles}} unaware of the existence of magic]], then your daughter tells you that she experienced fairy tales without any evidence, you'd be forgiven to think she's mad no matter how much you love her. Whether that does justify succumbing to the demands of an overbearing wife to send away your own daughter rather than find a compromise allowing them to stay together under one roof, however, is another story.

** For that matter, the narrative spends a great deal of time showing Jafar's cruelty in how he imprisons and mistreats a certain old man in his dungeons, who is eventually revealed to be [[spoiler:his father the Sultan]]. However, just prior to this it is also revealed that [[spoiler:the Sultan rejected and abused his son for being a bastard, and even tried to murder him in order to get rid of what was to him a politically embarrassing and [[ValuesDissonance morally repugnant]] mistake]], thus making the present scenes of Jafar's actions in the dungeon seem a lot more understandable, if not justified. It is implied that the old man has come to realize the error of his ways, and regret his past actions, thus swinging the sympathy back to him and making Jafar's actions wrong...until [[spoiler:he reveals his only regret is not having ''succeeded'' in killing Jafar and preventing his evil. [[CreateYourOwnVillain The very evil he actually created by his initial treatment of him]]]]. Eventually he claims he does regret what he did, yet he continues to act antagonistic toward Jafar [[spoiler:in a misguided attempt to change him by again offering his love on a condition, this time that he stop doing evil]]. By the end of the show, the viewer is still expected to feel sorry for the old man after [[spoiler:Jafar forces him to love him, then kills him]]; his fate is terrible, and it doesn't justify anything else Jafar did to get to that point, but it does make him something of an AssholeVictim and creates some MoralDissonance, since he never seemed to fully learn his lesson.

** For that matter, the narrative spends a great deal of time showing Jafar's cruelty in how he imprisons and mistreats a certain old man in his dungeons, who is eventually revealed to be [[spoiler:his father the Sultan]]. However, just prior to this it is also revealed that [[spoiler:the Sultan rejected and abused his son for being a bastard, and even tried to murder him in order to get rid of what was to him a politically embarrassing and [[ValuesDissonance morally repugnant]] mistake]], thus making the present scenes of Jafar's actions in the dungeon seem a lot more understandable, if not justified. It is implied that the old man has come to realize the error of his ways, and regret his past actions, thus swinging the sympathy back to him and making Jafar's actions wrong...until [[spoiler:he reveals his only regret is not having ''succeeded'' in killing Jafar and preventing his evil. [[CreateYourOwnVillain The very evil he actually created by his initial treatment of him]]]]. Yet by the end of the show, the viewer is still expected to feel sorry for the old man after [[spoiler:Jafar forces him to love him, then kills him]]; his fate is still terrible, and it doesn't justify anything else Jafar did to get to that point, but it does make him more of an AssholeVictim and creates some MoralDissonance.

** 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 whose Cook is a pepper addict, so his comment refers to former owner.

* InformedWrongness: Alice has good reasons to be upset at her father from blaming her in her childhood for the dead of her mother to [[spoiler: neglecting her in favor of his new wife, then never went to visit her the year she was in the institution]]. However according to both Alice and the narrative, Edwin's biggest fault was... not believing Alice when she told him about her adventures in Wonderland which is nonsensical. If you're a rational man [[{{Muggles}} unaware of the existence of magic]], then your daughter tells you that she experienced fairy tales without any evidences, you'd be forgiven to think she's mad no matter how much you love her. Whether that does justify succumbing to the demands of an overbearing wife to send away your own daughter rather than find a compromise allowing them to stay together under one roof, however, is another story.

** 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...and even after getting his heart back, he hasn't put it back in his body because the feelings it gives him are too painful]].

** The last shot of the twelfth episode: Jafar looks silly open mounth and with glowing white eyes. It looks like Jafar is entering [[AvatarTheLastAirbender the Avatar State.]] Come to think of it, a Jafar-looking Avatar ''was'' spotted in TheLegendOfKorra.

* 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. The subsequent HiddenDepths shown in following episodes just pulled her out of the heap even further.

** Elizabeth "The Lizard" introduced in "The Serpent", an ActionGirl who shares a past with Will and a potential recruit in Alice's gang. [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse She vanishes after her introduction episode.]] [[spoiler: She comes back a few episodes later where she accidentally kills herself by making a poorly thought wish]].

** [[spoiler: The Sultan]] being the old prisoner, moreso. Many fans guessed it after "The Serpent" aired, but throughout "Bad Blood" it was painfully obvious before TheReveal.

* GrowingTheBeard: Many people point to episode 3, "Forget Me Not", as the turning point for the show.

* FridgeHorror: So [[spoiler: Jafar becoming a genie]] was karmic and all, but I pity the poor person [[spoiler: who gets his bottle…]]

** The Jabberwocky was one of the biggest sources of NightmareFuel on the show and build up ''big-time'' as a formidable antagonist. When the time for her to pull [[TheStarscream a Starscream]] on Jafar came, [[spoiler: the plan ended up failing and she only has one scene in the final episode where Jafar imprisons her yet again.]]

** The Jabberwocky was one of the biggest sources of NightmareFuel on the show and build up ''big-time'' as a formidable antagonist. When the time for her to pull [[TheStarscream a Starscream]] on Jafar came, [[spoiler: the plan ended up failing and she only has one scene in the final episode where Jafar imprisons her yet again.]]

** And now we have [[spoiler: Jabberwocky]] who seems set to be this series' Cora as an extremely powerful female with a knack for getting into people's heads.

* [[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 and made many realize that the former stiff acting from her was ''deliberate'', as that's just what the character's demeanor is in-universe: a stiff act.
** And if there were any doubts, [[spoiler: "Home" obliterated them with a total {{Tearjerker}} of a performance when the stiff act crumbles and gives way to scared, sad, lovelorn Anastasia. And she just kept on knocking it out of the park from there]].

** [[spoiler: Anastasia/the Red Queen]] being [[spoiler: one of Cinderella's stepsisters]] was guessed ''long'' before it was revealed.

*** [[spoiler: Subverted to Hell and back in the finale, where it's revealed that his motivations regarding his father were ''revenge'' rather than love, and his long-term motivation was absolute power to do whatever he wanted, removing any possible sympathy one could have left for him]].

** [[spoiler: The Sultan of Agrabah's treatment of young Jafar was bad enough as it was, but he soars over the line when he [[OffingTheOffspring attempts to murder him]] by [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath forcefully holding his head underwater and drowning him.]]]]
** [[spoiler: The Jabberwocky's utterly cruel, degrading, and sadistic MindRape of Anastasia in episode 10]].

*** [[spoiler: Subverted to Hell and back in the finale, where it's revealed that his motivations regarding his father were ''revenge'' rather than love, and his long-term motivation was absolute power to do whatever he wanted]].

** [[spoiler: Young Jafar spends the few minutes of his screentime in "The Serpent" 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.]]]]

** Oddly, the Cheshire Cat, one of the most iconic character of "Alice In Wonderland", only appear in [[OneSceneWonder one scene in the pilot]].

** [[spoiler: Anastasia/the Red Queen]], formerly a JerkassWoobie, graduates to full-fledged Woobie status in "Dirty Little Secrets", and it only got worse in "Heart of the Matter", which culminates in [[spoiler: her death. She gets better, fortunately.]]

** And if there were any doubts, [[spoiler: "Home" obliterated them with a total {{Tearjerker}} of a performance when the stiff act crumbles and gives way to scared, sad, lovelorn Anastasia]].

** Also the White Rabbit's family, which is such a pity.

** Oddly the Cheshire Cat, one of the most iconic character of "Alice In Wonderland", only appear in [[OneSceneWonder one scene in the pilot]].

* TooGoodToLast: The show was always designed to be a one season show, and would pick up additional seasons if it was a success. Sadly however due to a bad time slot, the ratings were dismal, meaning no new episodes are to be ordered.

** [[spoiler: The Sultan]] being the old prisoner, moreso. Many fans guessed it after "The Serpent" aired but through "Bad Blood" it was painfully obvious before TheReveal.

** [[spoiler: Anastasia/the Red Queen]], formerly a JerkassWoobie, graduates to full-fledged Woobie status in "Dirty Little Secrets", and it only got worse in "Heart of the Matter", which culminates in [[spoiler: her death]].

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Elizabeth "The Lizard" introduced in "The Serpent", an ActionGirl who shares a past with Will and a potential recruit in Alice's gang. [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse She vanishes after her introduction episode.]] [[spoiler: She comes back a few episodes later where she accidentally kills herself by making a poorly thought wish]].

** [[spoiler: The Sultan of Agrabah's treatment of young Jafar was bad enough as it was, but he soars over the line when he [[OffingTheOffspring attempts to murder him]] by [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath forcefully holding his head underwater and drowning him.]]]] And he has no regret several years later.

** The last shot of the twelve episode: Jafar looks silly open mounth and with glowing white eyes.
* NarmCharm: The bad CGI, for some.

* TooGoodToLast: The show was always designed to be a one season show, and would pick up additonal seasons if it was a sucess. Sadly however due to a bad time slot, the ratings were dismal, meaning no new episodes are to be orderd.

** [[spoiler: The Sultan]] being the old prisonner, moreso. Many fans guessed it after "The Serpent" aired but through "Bad Blood" it was painfully obvious before TheReveal.

** The last shot of the twelve episode: Jafar looks silly open mounth and with eyes.