Once Upon a Time in Wonderland

There was a lot of betrayal going on in this episode of 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland,' which is why it was so surprising to see the hour end with an unexpected alliance between Alice and the Red Queen. But we're getting ahead of ourselves; first, let's talk about the oh-so-romantic flashback that kicked things off.

Alice and Jafar worked through some major daddy issues on this week's episode of 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.' 'Bad Blood' picked up right where the last episode left off, with Jafar kidnapping Alice's father and Alice still trying to reach Jafar's castle to save Cyrus. Little did Alice know that Cyrus had already escaped Jafar's castle, but more on that later. First, let's talk about Jafar's

'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland' took us back to Alice's home of Victorian London, where she was forced to act like a prim and proper girl and have tea with the boring suitor boy next door. But society life didn't agree with Alice; she's used to sword fighting and and swashbuckling her way through Wonderland with her genie boyfriend, Cyrus. Her homecoming was anything but a happy return.

For the second week in a row, 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland' delivered a tragic origin story for one of its major villains. Last week, we learned all about Jafar's turn to the dark side, and this week we learned how the sweet and rosy-cheeked Anastasia became the power-hungry Red Queen in the episode titled 'Heart of Stone.'

Just how evil is Jafar, the villainous genie played by 'Lost''s Naveen Andrews in 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland?' Before this week's episode, I would've placed him somewhere between Lex Luthor and Cobra Commander. You know, a sneering but cartoony scoundrel with bad intentions, but not a truly twisted or malevolent soul. But after watching his back story unfold in 'Serpent,' it's pretty clear th