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This article focuses on the Wonderland episode.
For the Season One episode with a similar name, see "Heart of Darkness".
For the Season Four episode with a similar name, see "Heart of Gold".

I am many things, darling, but pure of heart is not one of them.

—The Red Queen to Alice

"Heart of Stone" is the fifth episode of ABC's Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. It was written by Katie Wech and directed by Paul Edwards. It premiered on November 14, 2013.

Synopsis

In a flashback, Will Scarlet and Anastasia jump through the looking glass to enter Wonderland against her mother's wishes, since she disapproves of Will. They both soon realize that life in Wonderland isn't exactly what they had both imagined. After being humiliated while attending a ball at the palace, Ana convinces Will to steal the crown jewels in order to get them out of poverty, but in an instant, Ana is caught red handed by the King who makes her a proposition she can't refuse – to marry him and be his Queen to avoid prosecution. Meanwhile, in current Wonderland, the Red Queen convinces Alice to help her acquire magic dust in exchange for information about Cyrus, who in turn has managed to skillfully escape Jafar's castle leaving the White Rabbit in a compromising situation.[2]

Recap


Cast[2]

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Trivia

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Event Chronology

Episode Connections

  • The events leading up to Anastasia and Will opening the portal are explored in "Forget Me Not".
  • Aspects of Anastasia's upbringing are briefly touched upon in "Dirty Little Secrets".
  • Anastasia's mother refers to Will as a thief. Will's days as a thief are shown in "Forget Me Not".
  • The Red Queen remarks, "I seem to remember a little girl in a blue dress wanting her father's love". Previously, in "Forget Me Not", Alice implied that she believed that her father stopped loving her. This issue is further explored in "Who's Alice" and "Bad Blood".
  • Will was turned to stone in "The Serpent".
  • Will and Anastasia attend a royal ball to get free food, just like Cora did in the Once Upon a Time episode "The Miller's Daughter". Anastasia attends the ball in a stolen dress, just like Cora did.
  • Alice recalls bribing Will with one of her wishes in "Down the Rabbit Hole".
  • Alice mentions Cyrus telling her about the consequences of making a wish in "Trust Me".
  • What Jafar wants from the old prisoner is revealed in "And They Lived...".
  • The Red Queen mentions Cyrus' "death" in "Down the Rabbit Hole".
  • Alice mentions Cyrus' imprisonment in "Down the Rabbit Hole".
  • Alice's first visit to Wonderland in "Down the Rabbit Hole" is mentioned by the Red Queen.
  • The reason why the Red Queen is working with Jafar is revealed in "Home".
  • The old prisoner's life before being captured is explored in "Bad Blood".
  • The White Rabbit's debt to the Red Queen is revealed in "Home".
  • Anastasia mentions Will's involvement with the Merry Men in "Forget Me Not".
  • Alice's younger self mentions her time in Bethlem Asylum, which occurred in "Down the Rabbit Hole".

Disney

Fairytales and Folklore

  • This episode is a rendition of Through the Looking-Glass, focusing on the Red Queen's rise to power; and the Alice's Adventures in Wonderland story, focusing on Alice's adventures in Wonderland.
  • Also featured are the magician, the sultan and the genie from the "Aladdin" story.
  • The Red Queen also takes the place of one of the stepsisters from the "Cinderella" fairytale.[4]
  • Will and Anastasia enter Wonderland by passing through a looking glass, just like Alice does to enter the looking-glass world in Through the Looking Glass.
  • The Old Prisoner says that Jafar made him move giant rocks from the bottom of the stone staircase to the top. This is a reference to Sisyphus from Greek mythology, who was punished by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, repeating this action for eternity.
  • Will breaks off a piece of magic mushroom, just like Alice does in the novel. Anastasia says, "Those are the mushrooms that make you grow big", a reference to the edible mushroom that allows Alice to grow and shrink in the novel.
  • The White Rabbit tells Jafar that Alice enjoys tea parties, a reference to the Hatter's tea party, which Alice attends in the novel.
  • Jafar has a pocket watch, just like the White Rabbit does in the novel. After cutting off the White Rabbit's foot, Jafar winds the watch and says that for the next minute, he can reverse the rabbit's predicament; a dark take on the White Rabbit's worry about being too late in the novel.

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References

  1. 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 (November 15, 2013). “Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (...) 3.73”
  2. 2.0 2.1 LISTINGS: ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND (updated). The Futon Critic. “Air Date: Thursday, November 14, 2013. Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on ABC. Episode Title: (#105) "Heart of Stone"”
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  4. 4.0 4.1 TwitterLogo . (@TysonRandom01) on X, formerly Twitter: @AdamHorowitzLA @JaneEspenson Question: Is the Red Queen an adaption of Anastasia from Cinderella but not directly related to Cinderella? (October 25, 2017). (backup link) (archive screenshot)
    TwitterLogo Jane Espenson (@JaneEspenson) on X, formerly Twitter: yes. Both Anastasias are adapted from the same fairy tale. Thx! (October 29, 2017). (backup link) (archive screenshot)
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  10. Screenshot from The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
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  20. Screenshot from How I Met Your Mother: "Third Wheel"
  21. Screenshot from Supernatural: "LARP and the Real Girl"
  22. Gittins, Susan (September 29, 2013). WEEK: September 23-30, 2013.. Hollywood North Buzz. “Friday, September 27th – Once Upon a Time in Wonderland films up in a field near the gravel pits in Coquitlam. (...) Monday, September 23rd – Once Upon a Time in Wonderland films in Burnaby’s Central Park. Red Queen spotted on set.”
    Gittins, Susan (October 6, 2013). WEEK: September 30 – October 6, 2013.. Hollywood North Buzz. “Friday, October 4th – Once Upon a Time in Wonderland films up past the Coquitlam gravel pits.”
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