| "Bad Blood" | |||
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| Once Upon a Time in Wonderland episode | |||
| Episodeno. | Season 1 Episode 7 | ||
| Directed by | Ciaran Donnelly | ||
| Written by | Jane Espenson | ||
| Original air date | December 5, 2013 (2013-12-05) | ||
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"Bad Blood" is the seventh episode of theOnce Upon a Time spin-off seriesOnce Upon a Time in Wonderland.
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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, theSultan, which leads to the events that made Jafar into the villain he is today.
Jane Espenson was the writer for the episode, whileCiaran Donnelly was its director.[1]
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]
Amy Ratcliffe ofIGN 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 ofTV Fanatic gave the episode a 4.3 out of 5, signaling positive reviews.[4] David Griffin ofScreen Rant also gave the episode a positive review.[5]