Heart of Stone (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)

"**Heart of Stone**"
"Heart of Stone"
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 5
Directed by	Paul Edwards
Written by	Katie Wech
Original air date	November 14, 2013
Guest appearances
	Brian George as Old prisoner; Sarah-Jane Redmond as Anastasia's mother; Garwin Sanford as Red King; Garrett Black as Palace Guard; Millie Bobby Brown as Young Alice; Ben Cotton as Tweedledum; Matty Finochio as Tweedledee; Richard Meen as Coachman; Julie Lynn Mortensen as Proper Lady #1; Hugo Steele as Orang; Rebecca Strom as Lady; Vanessa Walsh as Proper Lady #2;
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"Heart of Stone" is the fifth episode of the Once Upon a Time spin-off series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.

Plot

In the past, Scarlet and Anastasia go through the Looking Glass into Wonderland only to find it is not completely what they expected. Anastasia gains a royal status throughout Wonderland after accepting a deal with the Red King. In the present time, the Red Queen makes a deal with Alice to gain special magic dust that only someone pure of heart can claim, while the White Rabbit is forced to work for Jafar.

Production

Katie Wech was the writer for the episode, while Paul Edwards was its director.^[1]

Reception

Ratings

The episode was watched by 3.73 million American viewers, and received an 18-49 rating/share of 0.9/3, roughly the same as the previous episode. The show placed fifth in its timeslot and thirteenth for the night.^[2]

Critical reception

Amy Ratcliffe of IGN gave the episode a 5.9 out of 10, giving it a mixed review. She said "Tonight's installment of Wonderland had some fun moments but was mostly predictable. It wasn't horrible, but also not awesome. The story at least moved forward so Cyrus and Alice are closer to being together. Additionally, Sophie Lowe and Emma Rigby offered some good character moments. They weren't enough to carry the episode though."^[3]

Christine Orlando of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4.3 out of 5, signaling positive reviews.^[4]

Lily Sparks of TV.com gave the episode a positive review, saying "All in all, this was a pleasant, simple episode that added a few layers of emotional complexity to one of the series’ most cartoonish characters. The Red Queen definitely needed some characteristics beyond "evil" and "sexy," and we got them. I do wish that this episode had been front-loaded to air earlier in the season—it would've been nice to see more of the Knave and the Red Queen's backstory in the pilot, and the classically styled Alice and the general creepiness would've been a lot more engaging than the marshmallow swamp and terrible animated caterpillar and all that foolishness we endured in the first two episodes."^[5]

References

^ "Listings - ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND on ABC". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
^ Bibel, Sara (November 15, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' Adjusted Up; 'The X Factor', 'Parks and Recreation', 'The Millers', 'Sean Saves the World', 'Glee', 'The Michael J. Fox Show' & 'Parenthood' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
^ Ratcliffe, Amy (15 November 2013). "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland: "Heart of Stone" Review". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^ Orlando, Christine (15 November 2013). "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Review: The Pure of Heart". TV Fanatic. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^ Sparks, Lily (15 November 2013). "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland "Heart of Stone" Review: All You Could Wish For". TV.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

External links

"Heart of Stone" at IMDb

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

[2] Bibel, Sara (November 15, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' Adjusted Up; 'The X Factor', 'Parks and Recreation', 'The Millers', 'Sean Saves the World', 'Glee', 'The Michael J. Fox Show' & 'Parenthood' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[IGN-3] Ratcliffe, Amy (15 November 2013). "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland: "Heart of Stone" Review". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

[4] Orlando, Christine (15 November 2013). "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Review: The Pure of Heart". TV Fanatic. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

[5] Sparks, Lily (15 November 2013). "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland "Heart of Stone" Review: All You Could Wish For". TV.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

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Season 2	"Broken" "We Are Both" "Lady of the Lake" "The Crocodile" "The Doctor" "Tallahassee" "Child of the Moon" "Into the Deep" "Queen of Hearts" "The Cricket Game" "The Outsider" "In the Name of the Brother" "Tiny" "Manhattan" "The Queen Is Dead" "The Miller's Daughter" "Welcome to Storybrooke" "Selfless, Brave and True" "Lacey" "The Evil Queen" "Second Star to the Right" "And Straight On 'til Morning"
Season 3	"The Heart of the Truest Believer" "Lost Girl" "Quite a Common Fairy" "Nasty Habits" "Good Form" "Ariel" "Dark Hollow" "Think Lovely Thoughts" "Save Henry" "The New Neverland" "Going Home" "New York City Serenade" "Witch Hunt" "The Tower" "Quiet Minds" "It's Not Easy Being Green" "The Jolly Roger" "Bleeding Through" "A Curious Thing" "Kansas" "Snow Drifts" "There's No Place Like Home"
Season 4	"A Tale of Two Sisters" "White Out" "Rocky Road" "The Apprentice" "Breaking Glass" "Family Business" "The Snow Queen" "Smash the Mirror" "Fall" "Shattered Sight" "Heroes and Villains" "Darkness on the Edge of Town" "Unforgiven" "Enter the Dragon" "Poor Unfortunate Soul" "Best Laid Plans" "Heart of Gold" "Sympathy for the De Vil" "Lily" "Mother" "Operation Mongoose"
Season 5	"The Dark Swan" "The Price" "Siege Perilous" "The Broken Kingdom" "Dreamcatcher" "The Bear and the Bow" "Nimue" "Birth" "The Bear King" "Broken Heart" "Swan Song" "Souls of the Departed" "Labor of Love" "Devil's Due" "The Brothers Jones" "Our Decay" "Her Handsome Hero" "Ruby Slippers" "Sisters" "Firebird" "Last Rites" "Only You" "An Untold Story"
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