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Heidi Elizabeth Marcum

Trust Me- Thank you once again for more Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, Dodo! I enjoyed watching your reaction for this episode. And it's definitely funny that your power happened to go out in the moment you are making that hilarious face. Yes... I definitely understand your thumbnail for this reaction. Ha! Ha! Ha! :) I think overall... I enjoy this episode. However, it has definitely reminded me of why I am not as big a fan of this show as I am of Once Upon a Time. Especially because of this spinoff's characters. The Red Queen is still the worst character in this show by far. She annoys me, even by how she talks. I completely agree with you about that. And I am happy you seem to feel about her character as I do. Emma Rigsby is not a great actress, at least not in this role. She's not intimidating in the slightest. And she is so weak when you compare her to the villains in Once Upon a Time that she's supposed to be as strong as. Villains like the Evil Queen, and especially Cora, who had been the Queen of Hearts in Wonderland... I believe before the Red Queen takes over upon Cora leaving Wonderland with Hook to travel to Storybrooke, given the time in which this spinoff is set compared to the timeline from Once Upon a Time. The Red Queen doesn't hold a candle to Cora or to Regina. And Alice... While I felt that she was okay throughout the Pilot episode, this episode reminded me of why I don't like her character all that much. She really annoys me throughout this episode. I can't stand how quickly she gives up on her belief that Cyrus may still be alive, only to regain her faith in their love when proof comes along. And what annoys me about this, is that she plays off her loss of belief like it's something else, when Will states that he thought she didn't need proof of their love. Clearly, Alice did need proof, because she does lose faith for a short time. Also... I just really can't stand how this actress... Sophie Lowe, plays Alice overall. She's okay sometimes, but mostly she annoys me. I really don't like how she shows her love towards Cyrus, because her acting in her "cute" moments with Cyrus feels cringey to me. And I just don't like how Sophie Lowe tries so hard to make Alice appear so tough, when I just don't feel it. And of course... Like you, I hate how she treats the poor turtle, or tortoise within this episode. I hate how cruel she is towards this giant, innocent animal straight away, without it giving her any kind of resistance or trouble in the slightest. I want to like Alice in this spinoff, but more and more with every scene she's in as I am watching this show again with you after not having watched it pretty much since it first aired, I just don't. And my love for Rose Reynolds as Alice throughout season seven of Once Upon a Time, certainly makes it that much harder for me to like Sophie Lowe's portrayal of this character. This is unfair, I know. But I can't but feel this way. And I really didn't like the Silver Fairy, Silvermist, throughout this episode either. First... I find it really strange and wrong to learn that she and Will had, at the very least a one night stand, since fairies aren't allowed to find romance, which we learn from Once Upon a Time, in season one's episode... Dreamy, through Grumpy's and Nova's tragically failed romance. And second... Silvermist is just very petty when she reacts to seeing Will again such as she does. And I especially hate it when she purposely drops Will into the waters after taking him and Alice halfway across the lake they're travelling over, knowing full well that he can't swim. Or if she didn't know of his fear of water because he couldn't swim, she certainly makes no effort to help him after Alice tells her of his fear. So annoying. Silvermist is played by actress... Jordana Largy, whom I feel plays her character here in this spinoff very poorly. And I've seen Jordana Largy in several other shows and movies, and I like her in most of which I've seen. So, I know she's a better actress than she appears to be here in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. With all of this being said... This episode reminds me why I do really like Jafar here in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. I remember that I came to like him, because I really love Naveen Andrews as an actor in most other roles I've seen him play in other shows and movies. I just didn't remember that this second episode, is the episode in which I came to enjoy him in this role as Jafar even more than I enjoyed him in the Pilot episode. I really love Jafar throughout this episode. And I appreciate him all the more because he is a hundred percent more intimidating than the Red Queen, and by far the better villain within this spinoff. Do I like Naveen Andrews as Jafar here in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland more than I like Jafar played by Oded Fehr in season six of Once Upon a Time? Truthfully... I think this is a bit of an unfair question. Because I really quite love both actors in numerous other roles they play. However, Naveen Andrews is given a much better role to play, and more time to really showcase his acting skills within this role. I really enjoy Jafar's overall story arc throughout this spinoff series. Whereas... Oded Fehr wasn't given the same opportunity in Once Upon a Time. I feel that Jafar's overall story arc is pretty weak in Once Upon a Time, and his screen time throughout the few episodes he's in is far too brief. And this is completely the fault of the show's writers and creators. I really wish that Jafar had been given a better story arc and more appearances to work with, because Oded Feher is a terrific actor! As for Cyrus... This episode also reminds me of why I actually really do like Cyrus as a character throughout Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. I love his scenes within this episode. Especially his scenes while trapped inside the prison, with Jafar and with the old man who is also imprisoned by Jafar for reasons currently unknown. This episode showcases Cyrus' character even better than the Pilot episode does. And while I find Alice's actress's performance as Alice cringey, Peter Gadiot does a great job acting in this role as Cyrus, a genie from Agrabah, who has been lonely for a very long time, and who has now sadly become Jafar's prisoner. I am remembering more and more of Cyrus' story arc throughout this spinoff, and I remember that I do really love his character a lot. And a lot this is thanks to Peter Gadiot as an actor. Thank you once again for another fun reaction, Dodo! I am looking forward to your continued reactions for Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, like always. And I appreciate your continued efforts for us. Truly. So, thank you, my dear friend! :) Sincerely, Heidi