History YMMV / OnceUponATimeInWonderland

* LoveItOrHateIt: This series is much more divisive than its parent show for various reasons.

* CompleteMonster: [[UsefulNotes/GrandVizierJafar Jafar]], the BigBad of this SpinOff (who later appears in [[Series/OnceUponATime the main series]]), is a true BastardBastard and EvilSorcerer extraordinaire whose plan is to enslave three genies and use their combined magical powers to wish for the rules of magic to be changed so that he may become the all-powerful ruler of Wonderland. Cruel, utterly ruthless, devoid of empathy, and detached from humanity, not an episode goes by in which he does not threaten, manipulate, torture, murder, or all at once in order to get what he wants. Jafar's most noteworthy atrocities were [[UngratefulBastard changing the woman]] who loved him and [[EvilMentor taught him sorcery]] into [[AndIMustScream his serpent staff]]; threatening to murder Alice's father in order to make her surrender her two remaining magic wishes; and not only murdering a young woman in cold blood just to get a reaction out of her lover, but later reviving her and [[KickTheDog making her fall in love with him right in front of said lover]], who is powerless to stop it Worst of all is that we're led to believe that he ultimately [[IJustWantToBeLoved just wants love]] from his [[AbusiveParents abusive father]] and wishes to change the rules of magic in order to force him to give him affection, but it's revealed that he really wanted to make his father love him so that the peace of mind and vengeance he'd get out of murdering him afterwards would be sweeter. In the end, all Jafar truly wanted was power [[AGodAmI to do whatever he pleased with]].

** Cora: did she really considered the Red Queen as a replacement for her daughter like she claims or did she only use her as a pawn to get rid of her rival king, then rule all of Wonderland? Given some revelations in the fourth season of the main show [[spoiler: did she choose Anastasia because Regina no longer can have children?]]

* CompleteMonster: ** ''Series/OnceUponATimeInWonderland'': [[UsefulNotes/GrandVizierJafar Jafar]], the BigBad of this SpinOff (who later appears in [[Series/OnceUponATime the main series]]), is a true BastardBastard and EvilSorcerer extraordinaire whose plan is to enslave three genies and use their combined magical powers to wish for the rules of magic to be changed so that he may become the all-powerful ruler of Wonderland. Cruel, utterly ruthless, devoid of empathy, and detached from humanity, not an episode goes by in which he does not threaten, manipulate, torture, murder, or all at once in order to get what he wants. Jafar's most noteworthy atrocities were [[UngratefulBastard changing the woman who loved him and taught him sorcery into his serpent staff]]; threatening to murder Alice's father in order to make her surrender her two remaining magic wishes; and not only murdering a young woman in cold blood just to get a reaction out of her lover, but later reviving her and [[KickTheDog making her fall in love with him right in front of said lover]], who is powerless to stop it Worst of all is that we're led to believe that he ultimately [[IJustWantToBeLoved just wants love]] from his [[AbusiveParents abusive father]] and wishes to change the rules of magic in order to force him to give him affection, but it's revealed that he really wanted to make his father love him so that the peace of mind and vengeance he'd get out of murdering him afterwards would be sweeter. In the end, all Jafar truly wanted was power [[AGodAmI to do whatever he pleased with]].

* CompleteMonster: As the BigBad, [[UsefulNotes/GrandVizierJafar Jafar]] (who later appears in [[Series/OnceUponATime the main series]]) is as bad as it gets. A true BastardBastard and EvilSorcerer extraordinaire, his plan is to enslave three genies and use their combined magical powers to wish for the rules of magic to be changed so that he may become the all-powerful ruler of Wonderland. Cruel, utterly ruthless, devoid of empathy, and detached from humanity, not an episode goes by in which he does not threaten, manipulate, torture, murder, or all at once in order to get what he wants. Jafar's most noteworthy atrocities were changing the woman who loved him and taught him sorcery into his serpent staff, threatening to murder Alice's father in order to make her surrender her two remaining magic wishes, and not only murdering a young woman in cold blood just to get a reaction out of her lover, but later reviving her and making her fall in love with him right in front of said lover, who is powerless to stop it. Worst of all is that we're led to believe that he ultimately just wants love from his abusive father and wishes to change the rules of magic in order to force him to give him affection, but it's revealed that he really wanted to make his father love him so that the peace of mind and vengeance he'd get out of murdering him afterwards would be sweeter. In the end, all Jafar truly wanted was power to do whatever he pleased with.

* CompleteMonster: As the BigBad, [[UsefulNotes/GrandVizierJafar Jafar]] (who later appears in [[Series/OnceUponATimeInWonderland the main series]]) is as bad as it gets. A true BastardBastard and EvilSorcerer extraordinaire, his plan is to enslave three genies and use their combined magical powers to wish for the rules of magic to be changed so that he may become the all-powerful ruler of Wonderland. Cruel, utterly ruthless, devoid of empathy, and detached from humanity, not an episode goes by in which he does not threaten, manipulate, torture, murder, or all at once in order to get what he wants. Jafar's most noteworthy atrocities were changing the woman who loved him and taught him sorcery into his serpent staff, threatening to murder Alice's father in order to make her surrender her two remaining magic wishes, and not only murdering a young woman in cold blood just to get a reaction out of her lover, but later reviving her and making her fall in love with him right in front of said lover, who is powerless to stop it. Worst of all is that we're led to believe that he ultimately just wants love from his abusive father and wishes to change the rules of magic in order to force him to give him affection, but it's revealed that he really wanted to make his father love him so that the peace of mind and vengeance he'd get out of murdering him afterwards would be sweeter. In the end, all Jafar truly wanted was power to do whatever he pleased with.

* CompleteMonster: As the BigBad, [[UsefulNotes/GrandVizierJafar Jafar]] is as bad as it gets. A true BastardBastard and EvilSorcerer extraordinaire, his plan is to enslave three genies and use their combined magical powers to wish for the rules of magic to be changed so that he may become the all-powerful ruler of Wonderland. Cruel, utterly ruthless, devoid of empathy, and detached from humanity, not an episode goes by in which he does not threaten, manipulate, torture, murder, or all at once in order to get what he wants. Jafar's most noteworthy atrocities were changing the woman who loved him and taught him sorcery into his serpent staff, threatening to murder Alice's father in order to make her surrender her two remaining magic wishes, and not only murdering a young woman in cold blood just to get a reaction out of her lover, but later reviving her and making her fall in love with him right in front of said lover, who is powerless to stop it. Worst of all is that we're led to believe that he ultimately just wants love from his abusive father and wishes to change the rules of magic in order to force him to give him affection, but it's revealed that he really wanted to make his father love him so that the peace of mind and vengeance he'd get out of murdering him afterwards would be sweeter. In the end, all Jafar truly wanted was power to do whatever he pleased with.

* TooGoodToLast: The show was always designed to feature a one-season story, and would pick up additional seasons with new stories 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. Though Will then joined the parent show as a recurring character, indicating at least some of the ideas for where the show might go next have been absorbed there.

** The last shot of the twelfth episode: Jafar looks silly open mouthed 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 ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra.''

** Cora: did she really considered the Red Queen as a replacement for her daughter like she claims or did she only use her as a pawn to get rid of her rival king, then rule on all Wonderland? Given some revealations in the fourth season of the main show [[spoiler: did she choose Anastasia because Regina no longer can have children?]]

** 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.

** Cora: did she really considered the Red Queen as a replacement for her daughter like she claims or did she only use her as a pawn to get rid of her rival king, then rule on all Wonderland? Given some revealations in the fourth season of the main show [[spoiler: did she choose Anastasia because Regina no longer can have children.]].

** 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 ?

** Ironically, [[spoiler: this is switched around in terms of motivation. The Red Queen made a mistake and chose power over someone she loved and now does bad things while seeking a way to make up for it...just like Rumple (she also has a similar verbal tic, "darling" instead of "dearie"). Jafar has an abusive parent whose love he desires and who he grew up to be just like in spite of himself, doing maliciously heinous things at least once per episode...just like Regina. Unlike Regina, however, Jafar's problems aren't rooted in his parent lacking a heart; just plain stubbornness on the part of said parent]].

** Cora: did she really considered the Red Queen as a replacement for her daughter like she claims or did she only use her as a pawn to get rid of her rival king then rules on all Wonderland? Given some revealations in the fourth season of the main show [[spoiler: did she choose Anastasia because Regina no longer can have children.]].

* TheyJustDidntCare: The show makes the same mistake as the Tim Burton film, using the title of the poem "Jabberwocky" as the name of the creature in it, when it's actually the Jabberwock.

** 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 asshole who deserved what happened to him and creates some MoralDissonance, since he never seemed to fully learn his lesson.

** Will Scarlet, who [[spoiler: had his heart broken by the girl he loved 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]].

* CompleteMonster: As the BigBad, [[GrandVizierJafar Jafar]] is as bad as it gets. A true BastardBastard and EvilSorcerer extraordinaire, his plan is to enslave three genies and use their combined magical powers to wish for the rules of magic to be changed so that he may become the all-powerful ruler of Wonderland. Cruel, utterly ruthless, devoid of empathy, and detached from humanity, not an episode goes by in which he does not threaten, manipulate, torture, murder, or all at once in order to get what he wants. Jafar's most noteworthy atrocities were changing the woman who loved him and taught him sorcery into his serpent staff, threatening to murder Alice's father in order to make her surrender her two remaining magic wishes, and not only murdering a young woman in cold blood just to get a reaction out of her lover, but later reviving her and making her fall in love with him right in front of said lover, who is powerless to stop it. Worst of all is that we're led to believe that he ultimately just wants love from his abusive father and wishes to change the rules of magic in order to force him to give him affection, but it's revealed that he really wanted to make his father love him so that the peace of mind and vengeance he'd get out of murdering him afterwards would be sweeter. In the end, all Jafar truly wanted was power to do whatever he pleased with.

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

* CompleteMonster: As the BigBad, Jafar is as bad as it gets. A true BastardBastard and EvilSorcerer extraordinaire, his plan is to enslave three genies and use their combined magical powers to wish for the rules of magic to be changed so that he may become the all-powerful ruler of Wonderland. Cruel, utterly ruthless, devoid of empathy, and detached from humanity, not an episode goes by in which he does not threaten, manipulate, torture, murder, or all at once in order to get what he wants. Jafar's most noteworthy atrocities were changing the woman who loved him and taught him sorcery into his serpent staff, threatening to murder Alice's father in order to make her surrender her two remaining magic wishes, and not only murdering a young woman in cold blood just to get a reaction out of her lover, but later reviving her and making her fall in love with him right in front of said lover, who is powerless to stop it. Worst of all is that we're led to believe that he ultimately just wants love from his abusive father and wishes to change the rules of magic in order to force him to give him affection, but it's revealed that he really wanted to make his father love him so that the peace of mind and vengeance he'd get out of murdering him afterwards would be sweeter. In the end, all Jafar truly wanted was power to do whatever he pleased with.

* TooGoodToLast: The show was always designed to feature a one-season story, and would pick up additional seasons with new stories 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.

* EnsembleDarkHorse: The Knave. Indeed, he will probably appear in the season four of the [[Series/OnceUponATime main series]].

* {{Narm}}:
** Jafar is a generally terrifying villain, but his [[LargeHam hammy roars]] of [[SayMyName "RRRRRRABBITT!!!"]] to the fleeing White Rabbit in "Heart of Stone" will probably elicit more laughter than fear.
*** He does it ''again'' in the finale, with the line "with nothing but a sword and a RRRABBIT!" That last one is the ''only'' word he raises his voice at.
** The last shot of the twelfth episode: Jafar looks silly open mouthed 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 ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra.''

** The last shot of the twelfth episode: Jafar looks silly open mouthed 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.