Cyrus, the genie, has been wished to be gone by his former master and was thrown to a place as far away from Agrabah as the earth from the sun. But why did Jafar wants his wishes even back then? Meanwhile, in Wonderland, Alice and Will journeys to the Mimsy Meadows to retrieve something no one except her and Cyrus knows about. But are they really the only one who knows about it or would someone else get there before they do?

Once Upon a Time in Wonderland is getting better than last week; the dynamics are better, and they seem to be filling in a lot of holes this time.

Agrabah

Many years ago in Agrabah, the man with the serpent staff named Jafar visited a merchant, who Jafar thought to be well enough for someone who is just selling scarves. Jafar seemed to be seeking wishes even then, but what does he need of those wishes? How was he tracking genie? Is he just going after someone who seems prosperous, assuming they have the bottle and go from there?

Fearing for his life, Cyrus’s former master, on the other hand, wished for the genie to be gone out of Agrabah and on to a farther land as possible.

It seems interesting how they give us answers. But Wonderland and Agrabah are two distant worlds so how did Jafar knew that the bottle and the genie is in Wonderland? How did he even get to Wonderland? Alice has never used her wishes so how did Jafar found about Wonderland if the only way to find the genie is through tracking someone with a wish?

Before moving to Wonderland

The flashback in this episode looks a bit similar to how the Disney movie Aladdin started: with a merchant who was telling a tale about genie and his magical lamp. The flashbacks this time are also a bit different than Once Upon a Time and perhaps LOST; generally all part of a single story that somehow relates to current story that allows you to get the real story a bit better. Flashbacks also seem to give us extra details regarding a specific event and are not telling two separate stories (eg; the location of genie’s bottle).

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Wonderland

Will, The Knave of Hearts, woke up to the sound of Alice in training, who has been trying to come up with a plan on how to find Cyrus. Alice then realized that maybe they don’t need to find Cyrus because she knows something that only she and Cyrus knows — where to find his bottle — and has come up with a plan.

Alice’s Two-Step Plan

In the hopes of finding Cyrus, Alice suggested two steps:

* Find the bottle (which is in Mimsy Meadows beneath the Towering TumTum tree)

* Make harmless wishes — something small and innocent like wishing for a cupcake

Alice then explained that once she made her own wishes, Will has to rub the bottle, make three wishes, which should eventually summon the genie then find a way to somehow free Cyrus. But Cyrus is caged, can he even be summoned from the silver cage?

Will seem to know about care bears and TVs. Looks like we’ve got a Pop culture guy in him, whereas Alice seems to know mostly about Wonderland.

Jafar’s Lair

As Cyrus awaken, the genie felt something in his heart, calling Alice’s name. Could he be dreaming about Alice and her quest? Does it have something to do with the necklace he gave Alice? By the way, Jenny noticed a somewhat similar necklace on Jafar&...