Bad Blood (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)

"**Bad Blood**"
"Bad Blood"
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 7
Directed by	Ciaran Donnelly
Written by	Jane Espenson
Original air date	December 5, 2013
Guest appearances
	Amir Arison as Sultan; Brian George as Old Prisoner; Shaun Smyth as Edwin; Heather Doerksen as Sarah; Anthony Keyvan as Young Jafar; Rekha Sharma as Ulima; Ben Cotton as Tweedle #2; Shaun Omaid as Palace Guard; Michael Sangha as Adult Mirza; Manoj Sood as Diplomat; Daniel Zolghadri as Young Mirza;
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"Bad Blood" is the seventh episode of the Once Upon a Time spin-off series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.

Plot

As Alice and the Knave of Hearts make a rescue plan to get Cyrus off of Jafar's floating island, Jafar brings Edwin (Alice's father) to Wonderland and assumes his form to get Alice to use her second wish. In a flashback, Jafar meets his father, the Sultan, which leads to the events that made Jafar into the villain he is today.

Production

Jane Espenson was the writer for the episode, while Ciaran Donnelly was its director.^[1]

Reception

Ratings

The episode was watched by 3.24 million American viewers, and received an 18-49 rating/share of 0.9/3, down in total viewers but roughly the same demo as the previous episode. The show placed fifth in its timeslot and twelfth for the night.^[2]

Critical reception

Amy Ratcliffe of IGN gave the episode an 8.4 out of 10, giving it a positive review. She said: "Even though we didn't get much closer to Cyrus (their reunion is going to have to be epic at this point - no pressure), tonight's installment packed plenty of emotional punches and action. The overall story was one that kept you in a state of constant anticipation of the next scene. "Bad Blood" wasn't epic, but it was fun and satisfying."^[3]

Christine Orlando of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4.3 out of 5, signaling positive reviews.^[4] David Griffin of Screen Rant also gave the episode a positive review.^[5]

References

^ "Listings - ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND on ABC". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
^ Kondolojy, Amanda (December 6, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' & 'The X Factor' Adjusted Up; 'Once Upon a Time', 'The Millers', 'Grey's Anatomy' & Scandal' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
^ Ratcliffe, Amy (6 December 2013). "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland: "Bad Blood" Review". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^ Orlando, Christine (5 December 2013). "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Review: Daddy Issues". TV Fanatic. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^ Griffin, David (6 December 2013). "'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland' Puts a New Face on Jafar". Screen Rant. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

External links

"Bad Blood" at
IMDb

[Futoncritic-1] "Listings - ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND on ABC". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 15, 2017.

[2] Kondolojy, Amanda (December 6, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' & 'The X Factor' Adjusted Up; 'Once Upon a Time', 'The Millers', 'Grey's Anatomy' & Scandal' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

[IGN-3] Ratcliffe, Amy (6 December 2013). "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland: "Bad Blood" Review". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

[4] Orlando, Christine (5 December 2013). "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Review: Daddy Issues". TV Fanatic. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

[5] Griffin, David (6 December 2013). "'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland' Puts a New Face on Jafar". Screen Rant. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

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