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Once Upon A Time In Wonderland 1x03 - "Forget Me Not " Full Reaction (Patreon)

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2023-07-20 01:00:02
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Heidi Elizabeth Marcum

Forget Me Not- Thank you for another great reaction to Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, Dodo! First and foremost... My absolute favorite storyline within this episode is the backstory showing Robin Hood, Little John, Will Scarlett, and Friar Tuck (a character not in Once Upon a Time, but who is someone important to Robin's band of Merry Men). It's wonderful seeing Robin Hood again! I remembered that Sean Maguire made a guest appearance within an episode of this show. I just couldn't remember which episode it was. And yes... This episode shows us the storyline behind Will's betrayal against Robin and his Merry Men, that had been spoken of between Will and Robin in Once Upon a Time season four, episode seven, titled... The Snow Queen. Will simply betrays Robin's trust because Will had stolen from Maleficent for himself. And as we know... Robin's trust and code of honor means everything to him. And Will broke both. So, Robin banned him from their band of Merry Men. Was I expecting more of a consequence to come from Will's theft from Maleficent? A consequence that would affect Robin, Will, and the Merry Men? Yes. Like you... I expected more to come from this too. However, I can certainly see why Robin would be upset with Will when we see them come together again in Once Upon a Time. However, this also explains why Robin is able to forgive Will so easily, and why he's quickly able to trust him again after their reunion. Had the consequences been more severe, then I doubt he would have been able to trust Will again. And I also love that we do at least get to hear Maleficent's voice, and get to see her Forbidden Fortress within the Forbidden Forest. I love the set of Maleficent's castle!! While the castle and the scene showing her castle in the snowy Forbidden Forest are both CGI, all of her things and the set inside of the castle are real. And yes... The voice we hear when she threatens the thieves who steal from her as Robin and the Merry Men are sitting around their campfire, is actually Kristin Baur Van Straten's (Maleficent in Once Upon a Time) voice. Unfortunately, the actress was very busy filming for her other show... True Blood, at the time Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and Once Upon a Time were both also being filmed. Which is why Maleficent couldn't physically make an appearance here in this spinoff, and it's also why she couldn't come back to Once Upon a Time until season four's Queens of Darkness arc in season four. However, Kristin Baur Van Straten really wanted to be a part of this spinoff too, in some way. So, she did as much as she could do. And I really love that we could at least hear her voice. And now... We also get another big revelation in the end of this episode, as we learn that Will's love, Anastasia, is also the Red Queen. Which means that clearly something happens between Will and Anastasia after they make their trip to Wonderland in the ending, causing her to betray Will and become Wonderland's new ruler... the Red Queen. This revelation also reveals the meaning behind the page that Will rips out of the Alice and Wonderland book he breaks into the library to steal. Why it's a page showing an image of Wonderland's Red Queen. Because he was once in love with her. Or still is. And given that Will is back in Storybrooke in season four, and that Once Upon a Time in Wonderland is set sometime between the second half of season two and the Neverland arc in season three... Things don't look so good for Will and Anastasia. Regarding the Red Queen's name being Anastasia... I don't believe it's ever revealed that she is another version of Anastasia Tremaine. I may be wrong, but I don't think I am. She's definitely not the same Anastasia Tremaine from season seven. We know how her story goes. And as we learn in season six's episode... The Other Shoe, Cinderella's stepsisters had very different names, and they are also different than their characters are in the original fairytale. We don't come to learn anything about the younger stepsister, only about the older stepsister, Clorinda. But the younger stepsister in season six was definitely a different actress, and I don't believe she and this Anastasia from this spinoff are one in the same. I will agree with you, that I think Emma Rigby fits playing Anastasia as she is in the very ending of this episode. As Will's love. But I still just don't like her as an actress. Especially not as the Red Queen and one of this spinoff's major villains. As for the present day storylines between Alice, Will, Cyrus, Jafar, and the Red Queen... They're just okay. The cursed man's story is sad, and I feel bad for him. And I appreciate that Will was able to help him let go of the Forget Me Not so that he could try to move on with his life, after having lost and grieved his wife who died. I like that Will revealed a little more about himself to try to help him. Sadly, Jafar kills this man in the end. Although, maybe he and his wife are at last together again in the afterlife, wherever they may be. I like that Cyrus is able to trick Jafar and the Red Queen in order to help Alice and Will, by giving them a false look of fear upon the Red Queen's mention of the Bandersnatch when the villains are searching through the book for the right creature to send after our heroes. I don't care much at all for the whole Caterpillar's role within this episode. I really couldn't care less. And I don't really care about seeing all the people Will is indebted to here in Wonderland. He's a thief, who used to only be out for himself. So, I understand that him being indebted to a number of other criminals and thugs are a given. And I am not a fan at all of the Caterpillar character in general, other than that I appreciate he is a famous character from the classic novels. Just like the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat is from the Pilot episode. I like the character of the White Rabbit, but I am not a fan of the Cheshire Cat or the Caterpillar here in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. Which is why I appreciated that we only had a very brief moment with him in Once Upon a Time season one's episode, titled... Hat Trick, with Jefferson and Regina. More than anything within the present day storylines... I love that this episode introduces the Bandersnatch creature that is also famous from the classic novels of Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass, written by Lewis Carroll. Just like the Jabberwocky, which you remembered. Both creatures are from these classics, and Alice from season seven also reveals that she had fought them both during her adventures in Wonderland as well. I just wish that the Bandersnatch was more of a threat, and not defeat so quickly and easily. I also really appreciate that Will has learned his lesson that Robin taught him in this episode's backstory. That when you're a thief who steals for yourself, you have no honor. Will had stolen the looking glass from Maleficent so that he and Anastasia could live a better life together. He stole it to make a better life for himself, and betrayed a good man who gave Will his trust, which is not easy for Robin. However, in the ending of this episode, Will chooses to burn the Forget Me Not in order to keep it from falling into the Caterpillar's hands, knowing that he would be able to cause more pain and suffering for many people if he had given it back to him. Also knowing full well that he would remain a hunted and wanted man by everyone he's wronged during his days of thievery by not returning the Forget Me Not to Caterpillar, in spite of the deal they made. Overall... This is an okay episode. No one's performances really stand out to me. I just appreciate seeing, and/or hearing our friends again from Once Upon a Time! Robin Hood, Little John, and Maleficent. :) Thank you again, dear friend! I had fun watching this episode again with you like always. And I look forward to more Once Upon a Time in Wonderland from you! :) Sincerely, Heidi