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|airdate = November 21, 2013
 
|airdate = November 21, 2013
 
|next = [[Bad Blood]]
 
|next = [[Bad Blood]]
|viewers = 3.53 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/11/22/thursday-final-ratings-big-bang-theory-the-x-factor-reign-glee-adjusted-down/217477/|title=Thursday Final Ratings: ‘Big Bang Theory’ & ‘Grey’s Anatomy Adjusted Up; ‘The X Factor’, ‘Reign’ & ‘Glee’ Adjusted Down|date=November 22, 2013|publisher=[[Wikipedia:TV by the Numbers|TV by the Numbers]]}}</ref>}}{{Quote|Who's Alice?|[[Alice (Down the Rabbit Hole)|Alice]] to [[Will Scarlet]]}}
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|viewers = 3.53 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/11/22/thursday-final-ratings-big-bang-theory-the-x-factor-reign-glee-adjusted-down/217477/|title=Thursday Final Ratings: ‘Big Bang Theory’ & ‘Grey’s Anatomy Adjusted Up; ‘The X Factor’, ‘Reign’ & ‘Glee’ Adjusted Down|date=November 22, 2013|quote=ABC. Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (...) 3.53|publisher=[[Wikipedia:TV by the Numbers|TV by the Numbers]]}}</ref>}}{{Quote|'''[[Will Scarlet]]''': Alice, Alice, we have to get out of [[Boro Grove|here]] right bloody now. Alice?<br>'''[[Alice (Down the Rabbit Hole)|Alice]]''': Who's Alice?}}
 
'''"Who's Alice" '''is the sixth episode of [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]''. It was written by [[Jerome Schwartz]], and directed by [[Ron Underwood]]. It premiered on November 21, 2013.
 
'''"Who's Alice" '''is the sixth episode of [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]''. It was written by [[Jerome Schwartz]], and directed by [[Ron Underwood]]. It premiered on November 21, 2013.
   
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*[[Emma Rigby]] as the [[Red Queen]]
 
*[[Emma Rigby]] as the [[Red Queen]]
 
*[[Naveen Andrews]] as [[Jafar]]
 
*[[Naveen Andrews]] as [[Jafar]]
*[[John Lithgow]] as the [[White Rabbit]] ''(Voice)''
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*[[John Lithgow]] as the [[White Rabbit]] {{S|(Voice)}}
   
 
===Guest Starring===
 
===Guest Starring===
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*[[Matty Finochio]] as [[Tweedledee|Tweedle #1]]
 
*[[Matty Finochio]] as [[Tweedledee|Tweedle #1]]
 
*Hesham Hammoud as [[Ghazi]]
 
*Hesham Hammoud as [[Ghazi]]
*John Prowse as [[Carpenter]]
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*[[John Prowse]] as [[Carpenter]]
 
*Sean Owen Roberts as [[Thief 2|Thief #2]]
 
*Sean Owen Roberts as [[Thief 2|Thief #2]]
 
*[[Kylie Rogers]] as [[Millie]]
 
*[[Kylie Rogers]] as [[Millie]]
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
{{StartTrivia}}
 
{{StartTrivia}}
<tabber>Production Notes=
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===Title===
 
===Title===
 
*The [[Episode Title Cards|title card]] features the [[Boro Grove]]'s [[Boro Grove's Spore Flowers|flowery trees]].<ref>[[:File:W106Title.png]]</ref>
 
*The [[Episode Title Cards|title card]] features the [[Boro Grove]]'s [[Boro Grove's Spore Flowers|flowery trees]].<ref>[[:File:W106Title.png]]</ref>
   
 
===Production Notes===
 
===Production Notes===
*[[Kylie Rogers]]' hair was dyed brown for her role as [[Millie]].<ref>{{InstagramCite|author=[[Kylie Rogers]]|dateposted=November 18, 2013|timeposted=|description=kylieannerogers|quote=You'll have to watch to find out, And you can see me with brown hair!!|link=p/g2RYl1FQ8V|archive=IGkylieannerogers-W106.png|dateaccessed=|timeaccessed=|archivedate=April 30, 2017}}</ref>
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*[[Kylie Rogers]]' hair was dyed brown for her role as [[Millie]].<ref>{{InstagramCite|author=[[Kylie Rogers]]|dateposted=November 18, 2013|timeposted=|description=kylieannerogers|quote=You'll have to watch to find out, And you can see me with brown hair!!|link=p/g2RYl1FQ8V|archive=IGkylieannerogers-W106.png}}</ref>
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2468072/ Kerry van der Griend], who plays [[Thief 1|Thief #1]], also plays the [[Peasant (Labor of Love)|Peasant]] in the ''[[Once Upon a Time]]'' episode "[[Labor of Love]]".
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*[[imdb:nm2468072|Kerry van der Griend]], who plays [[Thief 1|Thief #1]], also plays the [[Peasant (Labor of Love)|Peasant]] in the ''[[Once Upon a Time]]'' episode "[[Labor of Love]]".
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1016503/ Sean Owen Roberts], who plays [[Thief 2|Thief #2]], was previously listed as playing a ruffian in the press release for the ''Once Upon a Time'' episode "[[White Out]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20140929abc01/|title=LISTINGS: ONCE UPON A TIME: Air Date: Sunday, October 05, 2014. Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on ABC. Episode Title: (#402) "White Out".|publisher=[[Wikipedia:The Futon Critic|The Futon Critic]]|quote= Sean Owen Roberts as ruffian}}</ref> However, his character was cut from the episode.
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*[[imdb:nm1016503|Sean Owen Roberts]], who plays [[Thief 2|Thief #2]], was also listed as playing a ruffian in the press release for the ''Once Upon a Time'' episode "[[White Out]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20140929abc01/|title=LISTINGS: ONCE UPON A TIME: Air Date: Sunday, October 05, 2014. Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on ABC. Episode Title: (#402) "White Out".|publisher=[[Wikipedia:The Futon Critic|The Futon Critic]]|quote= Sean Owen Roberts as ruffian}}</ref> However, his character was cut from the episode.
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5329540/ Hesham Hammoud], who plays [[Ghazi]], also plays the [[Crewman]] in the ''Once Upon a Time'' episode "[[Page 23]]".
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*[[imdb:nm5329540|Hesham Hammoud]], who plays [[Ghazi]], also plays the [[Crewman]] in the ''Once Upon a Time'' episode "[[Page 23]]".
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*[[John Prowse]], who plays the [[Carpenter]], is the husband of [https://www.bronwensmith.com/ Bronwen Smith], the woman who plays the [[Cashier (Firebird)|Cashier]] in the ''[[Once Upon a Time]]'' episode "[[Firebird]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vancourier.com/news/vancouver-acting-community-rallies-behind-couple-who-lost-everything-in-kitsilano-fire-1.23359153|title=Vancouver acting community rallies behind couple who lost everything in Kitsilano fire|last=Perkins|first=Martha|date=July 5, 2018|publisher=''[[Wikipedia:Vancouver Courier|Vancouver Courier]]''}}</ref>
   
 
|-|Episode Connections=
 
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*The present day [[Victorian England]] events take place after "Down the Rabbit Hole" and before "[[Bad Blood]]".
 
*The present day [[Victorian England]] events take place after "Down the Rabbit Hole" and before "[[Bad Blood]]".
 
*The [[Wonderland]] events occur after "[[Heart of Stone]]" and before "Bad Blood". {{TimeWonder}}
 
*The [[Wonderland]] events occur after "[[Heart of Stone]]" and before "Bad Blood". {{TimeWonder}}
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===Episode Connections===
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*[[Will Scarlet|Will]] mentions to the [[Old Peddler|peddler]] that he was [[Shapeshifting|turned]] to stone, which was shown in "[[The Serpent]]" and "[[Heart of Stone]]".
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*[[Sarah]] wishes for [[Alice (Down the Rabbit Hole)|Alice]] to find a suitable young man to marry. Her wish is fulfilled in "[[And They Lived...]]".
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===Disney===
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*When [[Alice (Down the Rabbit Hole)|Alice]] travels to the [[Black Forest]], she walks a series of wooden signs in the middle of the forest, just like the character does in the [[Disney]] film ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''.
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===Fairytales and Folklore===
 
===Fairytales and Folklore===
*This episode is a rendition of the [[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' story]], focusing on [[Alice (Down the Rabbit Hole)|Alice]]'s [[World-crossing|return]] from [[Wonderland]].
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*This episode is a rendition of the ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' story, focusing on [[Alice (Down the Rabbit Hole)|Alice]]'s [[World-crossing|return]] from [[Wonderland]].
 
**Also included are the [[Will Scarlet|Knave of Hearts]] and the [[White Rabbit]] from the same story.
 
**Also included are the [[Will Scarlet|Knave of Hearts]] and the [[White Rabbit]] from the same story.
*Also featured are the [[Carpenter]], [[Tweedledee]], [[Tweedledum]] and the [[Red Queen]] from the story's [[Through the Looking-Glass|sequel]] as well as the [[Cyrus|genie]], the [[Jafar|sorcerer]] and the [[Old Prisoner|Sultan]] from [[One Thousand and One Nights|Aladdin story]].
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*Also featured are the [[Carpenter]], [[Tweedledee]], [[Tweedledum]] and the [[Red Queen]] from the story's sequel ''[[Through the Looking-Glass|Through the Looking-Glass]]'', as well as the [[Cyrus|genie]], the [[Jafar|magician]] and the [[Old Prisoner|sultan]] from [[One Thousand and One Nights|"Aladdin" story]].
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*When Alice returns to [[Victorian England]], the camera focuses on a toy tea set sitting on a small table,<ref>[[:File:W106VictorianEngland1YearAgo.png]]</ref> a reference to the [[Jefferson|Mad Hatter]]'s tea party from ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''.
*The [[Boro Grove]] is named after the borogrove, "a thin, shabby-looking bird with its feathers sticking out all round—something like a live mop", mentioned by Humpty Dumpty in the story's sequel.
 
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**Similarly, Alice's stepmother [[Sarah]] tells her that they've invited [[Mr. Darcy]] to come for [[tea]]. When Alice is reluctant, her [[Edwin|father]] chimes in that it's just tea.
*One of the signs on the road leading to the [[Black Forest]] reads as, "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter". This is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Inferno (Dante)|Inferno]]'', the first part of [[Wikipedia:Dante Alighieri|Dante Alighieri]]'s epic poem ''[[Wikipedia:Divine Comedy|Divine Comedy]]''. In the poem, Dante passes through the gate of Hell, which bears an inscription ending with the famous phrase:
 
 
*The [[Boro Grove]] is named after the [[w:c:aliceinwonderland:Borogroves|borogrove]], "a thin, shabby-looking bird with its feathers sticking out all round—something like a live mop", mentioned by [[Wikipedia:Humpty Dumpty|Humpty Dumpty]] in the story's sequel. A stanza in the book reads "All mimsy were the borogoves"; Humpty Dumpty explains to Alice that "“''mimsy''” is “flimsy and miserable”".
 
*One of the signs on the road leading to the [[Black Forest]] reads as, "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter".<ref>[[:File:W106AbandonAllHopeYeWhoEnter.png]]</ref> This is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Inferno (Dante)|Inferno]]'', the first part of [[Wikipedia:Dante Alighieri|Dante Alighieri]]'s epic poem ''[[Wikipedia:Divine Comedy|Divine Comedy]]''. In the poem, Dante passes through the gate of Hell, which bears an inscription ending with the famous phrase:
 
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<center>"Through me you pass into the city of woe:<br>Through me you pass into eternal pain:<br>Through me among the people lost for aye.<br>Justice the founder of my fabric moved:<br>To rear me was the task of Power divine,<br>Supremest Wisdom, and primeval Love.<br>Before me things create were none, save things<br>Eternal, and eternal I endure.<br>All hope abandon, ye who enter here."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/dante/in03.htm|title=Canto III|accessdate=September 4, 2018|publisher=Internet Sacred Texts Archive}}</ref></center>
 
<center>"Through me you pass into the city of woe:<br>Through me you pass into eternal pain:<br>Through me among the people lost for aye.<br>Justice the founder of my fabric moved:<br>To rear me was the task of Power divine,<br>Supremest Wisdom, and primeval Love.<br>Before me things create were none, save things<br>Eternal, and eternal I endure.<br>All hope abandon, ye who enter here."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/dante/in03.htm|title=Canto III|accessdate=September 4, 2018|publisher=Internet Sacred Texts Archive}}</ref></center>
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::*This proverb is also written on the gates over the [[Acheron]] river in the ''[[Once Upon a Time]]'' episode "[[Devil's Due]]".<ref>[[:File:514Inscription.png]]</ref> It also appears over the Acheron docks in "Devil's Due"<ref>[[:File:514PickUpThePirate.png]]</ref> and "[[Last Rites]]".<ref>[[:File:521ReachingTheDock.png]]</ref>
   
 
===''Lost''===
 
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===Popular Culture===
 
===Popular Culture===
*This episode features [[Mary (Strange Case)|Mary]]'s [[Dr. Lydgate|Father]] from the novel ''[[Mary Reilly]]''.
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*This episode features [[Mary (Strange Case)|Mary]]'s [[Dr. Lydgate|father]] from the novel ''[[Mary Reilly]]'' (something that is revealed in the ''[[Once Upon a Time]]'' episode "[[Strange Case]]").
 
*The young man named [[Mr. Darcy]], who [[Edwin]] and [[Sarah]] wanted to introduce to [[Alice (Down the Rabbit Hole)|Alice]], is a reference to the character [[Wikipedia:Fitzwilliam Darcy|Fitzwilliam Darcy]] in the [[Wikipedia:Jane Austen|Jane Austen]] novel ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''.<ref>{{TwitterLink|JeromeSchwartz|status/421382695474577409|[[Jerome Schwartz]]|quote=it was a direct shout out. You nailed it.|image=File:TWJeromeSchwartz-W106.png}}</ref>
 
*The young man named [[Mr. Darcy]], who [[Edwin]] and [[Sarah]] wanted to introduce to [[Alice (Down the Rabbit Hole)|Alice]], is a reference to the character [[Wikipedia:Fitzwilliam Darcy|Fitzwilliam Darcy]] in the [[Wikipedia:Jane Austen|Jane Austen]] novel ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''.<ref>{{TwitterLink|JeromeSchwartz|status/421382695474577409|[[Jerome Schwartz]]|quote=it was a direct shout out. You nailed it.|image=File:TWJeromeSchwartz-W106.png}}</ref>
   
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<center>'''<big>PURE</big>'''<br />'''<big><big>[[Wikipedia:Laudanum|LAUDANUM]]</big></big>'''
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<center>'''<big>PURE</big>'''<br />'''<big><big>[[Wikipedia:Laudanum|LAUDANUM]]</big></big>'''<br><br>
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451/2 <small>''[sic]''</small> GRAINS [[Wikipedia:Opium|OPIUM]] AND 65% ALCOHOL<br />'''<big>POISON</big>'''
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451/2 {{S|[sic]}} GRAINS [[Wikipedia:Opium|OPIUM]] AND 65% ALCOHOL
   
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'''<big>POISON</big>'''
'''DOSE.'''<br />3 months old 3 drops<br />One year old 4 drops<br />Four years old 5 drops<br />
 
Ten years old 14 drops<br />Twenty years old 25 drops<br />Adults 30 drops
 
   
 
'''DOSE.'''<br />3 months old 3 drops<br />One year old 4 drops<br />Four years old 5 drops<br />Ten years old 14 drops<br />Twenty years old 25 drops<br />Adults 30 drops
'''FROM'''<br />'''THE LAN'''<small>''[obscured]''</small><br />'''W'''<small>''[obscured]''</small></center>
 
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'''FROM'''<br />'''THE LAN'''{{S|[obscured]}}<br />'''W'''{{S|[obscured]}}</center>
 
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::*Laudanum is a highly addictive solution of dissolved opium powder and alcohol. During the [[Wikipedia:Victorian era|Victorian era]], which [[Alice (Down the Rabbit Hole)|Alice]]'s [[Victorian England|world]] is based on, it was lauded as a cure-all remedy in [[Wikipedia:Europe|Europe]] and [[Wikipedia:North America|North America]]. It was readily available in stores and grocers, even pubs, and was used to soothe everything from headaches to depression.<ref name="TheRecoveryVillage">{{cite web|url=https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/laudanum-addiction/|title=Laudanum Addiction|accessdate=June 2, 2019|quote=In Victorian-era Europe and North America, laudanum was lauded as a cure-all remedy and creative aid by artists and civilians alike. (...) By definition, laudanum is a tincture, which is a solution of a dissolved drug and alcohol. (...) Opium tinctures like laudanum usually contain 25 percent ethanol (alcohol) on average, with some variants containing 60–90 percent alcohol. (...) Laudanum is highly addictive because it contains several habit-forming drugs: opium, morphine, codeine and alcohol. (...) People frequently used the drug to soothe everything from headaches to depression, but unfortunately, physical dependence and addiction were not understood at this time.|publisher=The Recovery Village}}</ref>
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::*Notice how Dr. Lydgate's medicine contains 65% alcohol; laudanum usually contains 25 percent alcohol on average, but some variants contain as much as 60–90 percent.<ref name="TheRecoveryVillage"/>
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::*The label on the bottle is based on real antique opium bottles:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-poison-laudanum-bottles-paper-1819085018|title=ANTIQUE POISON LAUDANUM BOTTLES W/ PAPER LABEL MOYER BROS. BLOOMSBURG PA 1906|accessdate=June 2, 2019|publisher=Worthpoint}} <small>([https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images2/1/0616/19/antique-poison-laudanum-bottles-paper_1_b701f693f12a61134780f3e5d621371e.jpg Photograph])</small><br>{{cite web|url=https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/laudanum-poison-opium-druggist-bottle-107582767|title=LAUDANUM-POISON-OPIUM DRUGGIST BOTTLE CA 1900|accessdate=June 2, 2019|publisher=Worthpoint}} <small>([https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images2/1/0510/24/laudanum-poison-opium-druggist-bottle_1_01b5d2360204835748f663a1833fc916.jpg Photograph])</small></ref> It is labeled "poison", states the amount of opium grains and percentage of alcohol, and states the number of drops recommended for the ages of 3 months, one, four, ten and twenty years old; and adults.
   
 
===Set Dressing===
 
===Set Dressing===
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*The [[Commons:File:QueenVictoriaInMourningGown.jpg|portrait]] hanging above the fireplace in [[Dr. Lydgate]]'s office is of [[Wikipedia:Queen Victoria|Queen Victoria]].<ref>[[:File:W106AvoidAsylums.png]]<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.michaeljoy.ca/wonderland|title=Once Upon a Time in Wonderland|accessdate=March 2, 2019|publisher=Michael Joy}} <small>([https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf4.myportfolio.com/f71a951993b8079a6c72e1fb5bf9565b/f7f31efe-ce54-4264-9483-c8f3db5356e0_rw_1920.jpg?h=6f0b1eb709d0c0335aad43e4b7495828 Photograph])</small></ref> The portrait depicts Queen Victoria during her "mourning period", after the death of her husband [[Wikipedia:Albert, Prince Consort|Prince Albert]] in 1861.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/409293/Queen-Victoria-s-mourning-gown-expected-to-sell-for-up-to-3-000-at-Derby-auction|title=Queen Victoria's mourning gown expected to sell for up to £3,000 at Derby auction|date=June 21, 2013|last=McCormack|first=Kirsty|quote=Victoria's dress, which consists of a bodice and skirt, dates to around 1890 and is typical of the mourning fashion the monarch wore following Prince Albert's death in 1861.|publisher=''[[Wikipedia:Daily Express|Daily Express]]''}}</ref> The same portrait is also in an interview room at [[Bethlem Asylum]] in "[[Down the Rabbit Hole]]".<ref>[[:File:W101KnowYoureLying.png]]</ref>
*In [[Edwin]]'s [[Edwin's House|home]], there's a painting of a ship,<ref>[[:File:W106Edwin.png]]</ref> which can also be seen in [[Granny's Bed and Breakfast]] in the ''[[Once Upon a Time]]'' episodes "[[The Thing You Love Most]]"<ref>[[:File:102LookingAtFiles.png]]</ref> and "[[The Price of Gold]]".<ref>[[:File:104SocksUnderTheBed.png]]</ref> It can also be seen behind the bar at [[Æsop's Tables]] in "[[A Wondrous Place]]",<ref>[[:File:615AllDay.png]]</ref> and [[Henry Mills|Henry]]'s [[Mills Apartment|apartment]] in "[[Hyperion Heights]]",<ref>[http://screencapped.net/tv/onceuponatime/displayimage.php?album=1618&pid=1923396#top_display_media External screenshot from "Hyperion Heights"]</ref> "[[A Pirate's Life]]"<ref>[[:File:702DeadEnd.png]]</ref> and "[[The Girl in the Tower]]", but with a different frame.
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*In [[Edwin]]'s [[Edwin's House|home]], there's a painting of a ship,<ref>[[:File:W106Edwin.png]]</ref> which can also be seen in [[Granny's Bed and Breakfast]] in the ''[[Once Upon a Time]]'' episodes "[[The Thing You Love Most]]"<ref>[[:File:102LookingAtFiles.png]]</ref> and "[[The Price of Gold]]".<ref>[[:File:104SocksUnderTheBed.png]]</ref> It can also be seen behind the bar at [[Æsop's Tables]] in "[[A Wondrous Place]]",<ref>[[:File:615AllDay.png]]</ref> and [[Henry Mills|Henry]]'s [[Mills Apartment|apartment]] in "[[Hyperion Heights]]",<ref>[[:File:701ACurseHuh.png]]</ref> "[[A Pirate's Life]]"<ref>[[:File:702DeadEnd.png]]</ref> and "[[The Girl in the Tower]]",<ref>[[:File:714Yesterday.png]]</ref> but with a different frame.
   
 
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Will Scarlet: Alice, Alice, we have to get out of here right bloody now. Alice?
Alice: Who's Alice?

"Who's Alice" is the sixth episode of ABC's Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. It was written by Jerome Schwartz, and directed by Ron Underwood. It premiered on November 21, 2013.

Synopsis

Jafar pays a visit to the Asylum and Dr. Lydgate to uncover information about Alice, while in Wonderland, Alice heads to the Black Forest on her quest. Meanwhile, the Knave is awakened by magic with the help of an unlikely ally and he goes in search of Alice only to find her in terrible danger, and Cyrus does his best to evade the Red Queen. In flashback, Alice returns to Victorian England and her father after losing Cyrus.[2]

Recap

This section is a detailed recap of this episode. There are major spoilers. Click to expand.

The elderly prisoner tells the Red Queen that she'll never capture his former cellmate for he carries with him the greatest power of all: true love. Cyrus climbs down the rocky wall outside Jafar's castle. He sees the glow of an amulet in the distance. He knows this is Alice, who runs into two strangers blocking her way. They are demanding her necklace as a toll. That's not going to happen. Alice draws her sword. She takes down the thieves with relative ease. They had no idea who they were threatening. Alice speaks aloud to amulet saying she lost it once. She's not about to let that happen again.

Alice makes her way into the Black Forest. The place is filled with ominous warning signs to turn back. Alice is afraid, but she presses forward with the torch she swiped from the thieves. Strange noises are heard during the journey. Alice's flame goes out, but it happens just as she makes it through to the other side. A flower shoots a lavender mist at her. This makes Alice feel quite good. She's startled when a man with a saw appears before her. He identifies himself as the Carpenter.

Alice's thoughts are suddenly quite scattered. Something is off. She suddenly believes that it would be okay to stay exactly where she is. The Knave of Hearts runs into the two thieves who tried to rob Alice. He learns she's headed into the Black Forest. After also being sprayed with lavender mist, the Knave is reunited with Alice. He sees the carpenter staring at them. He knows something is wrong. Alice seems to have put her desire to save Cyrus on hold. He demands answers from the Carpenter, who turns into a tree-like creature before his very eyes.

The Knave notices all the trees in the area have faces. He realizes they used to be people. This is what happens to those who stay in this place. The Knave pleads with Alice to leave. His words fall on deaf ears as Alice no longer knows who she is. She violently swings her sword at the Knave insisting she's happy. It's not real happiness though. Vines begin to overtake Alice. The Knave knows that the only way he can get Alice to come with him is if she wants to go. That's going to be difficult since she believes she's finally found a home.

We jump back one year ago to a time when Alice returns to England. She meets a little girl, Millie, who is actually her half sister. Her father, Edwin, got remarried to Sarah. Alice is overwhelmed at the sight of her new family. Her father says she can not mention Wonderland or genies any longer if she wants to stay. He wants her to try to fit in. She agrees only because she has nowhere else to go. Sarah wants to help Alice meet a suitable young man so she can move on with her life. She sets up a tea with the son of Mrs. Darcy who lives down the road. Alice simply isn't ready for something like this.

Edwin and Sarah are angered when they catch Alice telling Millie stories of Wonderland. The next morning, Mrs. Darcy's son pops by for breakfast. Alice knows this is all Sarah's doing. She lets her father know that this woman doesn't make him truly happy like his mother did. She can't just throw away her love for Cyrus like that. Edwin offers the choice of letting Sarah find her a husband or check in to a hospital. A saddened Alice watches her new family disappear as she is taken off in a carriage to Bethlam Asylum.

In present day Wonderland, the Knave desperately tries to convince Alice that she'll never truly be happy without Cyrus. He's attacked by vines as he does this but manages to toss the amulet into his friend's hand. This causes a flood of memories to come rushing back to Alice. She snaps out of her hypnotic state to cut away the vines that surround her. Alice learns that the reason the Knave wasn't affected like she was is because he never put his heart back after Anastasia broke it. He got used to the emptiness.

Cyrus comes to a dead end in his escape run. The Red Queen appears behind him to let him see that he's just come the outskirts of a castle floating in the sky. The drop is a long way down. The Red Queen tries to tell him that sometimes love is not enough. Cyrus disagrees. That's why he jumps off the edge of the floating island.

Jafar arrives at Bethlam Asylum. He swipes a suit so he can look the part of a doctor. Jafar freaks out Dr. Lydgate by showing him the White Rabbit. It's his way of scaring the good doctor into revealing everything he knows about Alice. A short time later, Jafar shows up at Edwin's house. He knows where his daughter went after she escaped the asylum. He promises he can take him to Alice.

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Episode Connections

Disney

Fairytales and Folklore


"Through me you pass into the city of woe:
Through me you pass into eternal pain:
Through me among the people lost for aye.
Justice the founder of my fabric moved:
To rear me was the task of Power divine,
Supremest Wisdom, and primeval Love.
Before me things create were none, save things
Eternal, and eternal I endure.
All hope abandon, ye who enter here."[9]

Lost

  • When Alice is looking through the keyhole, there is a close-up of her eye,[13] a recurring theme on Lost.

Popular Culture

Props Notes


PURE
LAUDANUM

451/2 [sic] GRAINS OPIUM AND 65% ALCOHOL

POISON

DOSE.
3 months old 3 drops
One year old 4 drops
Four years old 5 drops
Ten years old 14 drops
Twenty years old 25 drops
Adults 30 drops

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  • Laudanum is a highly addictive solution of dissolved opium powder and alcohol. During the Victorian era, which Alice's world is based on, it was lauded as a cure-all remedy in Europe and North America. It was readily available in stores and grocers, even pubs, and was used to soothe everything from headaches to depression.[16]
  • Notice how Dr. Lydgate's medicine contains 65% alcohol; laudanum usually contains 25 percent alcohol on average, but some variants contain as much as 60–90 percent.[16]
  • The label on the bottle is based on real antique opium bottles:[17] It is labeled "poison", states the amount of opium grains and percentage of alcohol, and states the number of drops recommended for the ages of 3 months, one, four, ten and twenty years old; and adults.

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References

  1. Thursday Final Ratings: ‘Big Bang Theory’ & ‘Grey’s Anatomy Adjusted Up; ‘The X Factor’, ‘Reign’ & ‘Glee’ Adjusted Down. TV by the Numbers (November 22, 2013). “ABC. Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (...) 3.53”
  2. 2.0 2.1 LISTINGS: ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND. The Futon Critic. “Air Date: Thursday, November 21, 2013. Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on ABC. Episode Title: (#106) "Who's Alice".”
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  5. LISTINGS: ONCE UPON A TIME: Air Date: Sunday, October 05, 2014. Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on ABC. Episode Title: (#402) "White Out".. The Futon Critic. “Sean Owen Roberts as ruffian”
  6. Perkins, Martha (July 5, 2018). Vancouver acting community rallies behind couple who lost everything in Kitsilano fire. Vancouver Courier.
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  9. Canto III. Internet Sacred Texts Archive. Retrieved on September 4, 2018.
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  14. TwitterLogo @JeromeSchwartz (Jerome Schwartz) on X, formerly Twitter. "it was a direct shout out. You nailed it." (archive screenshot)
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  16. 16.0 16.1 Laudanum Addiction. The Recovery Village. Retrieved on June 2, 2019. “In Victorian-era Europe and North America, laudanum was lauded as a cure-all remedy and creative aid by artists and civilians alike. (...) By definition, laudanum is a tincture, which is a solution of a dissolved drug and alcohol. (...) Opium tinctures like laudanum usually contain 25 percent ethanol (alcohol) on average, with some variants containing 60–90 percent alcohol. (...) Laudanum is highly addictive because it contains several habit-forming drugs: opium, morphine, codeine and alcohol. (...) People frequently used the drug to soothe everything from headaches to depression, but unfortunately, physical dependence and addiction were not understood at this time.”
  17. ANTIQUE POISON LAUDANUM BOTTLES W/ PAPER LABEL MOYER BROS. BLOOMSBURG PA 1906. Worthpoint. Retrieved on June 2, 2019. (Photograph)
    LAUDANUM-POISON-OPIUM DRUGGIST BOTTLE CA 1900. Worthpoint. Retrieved on June 2, 2019. (Photograph)
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    Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. Michael Joy. Retrieved on March 2, 2019. (Photograph)
  19. McCormack, Kirsty (June 21, 2013). Queen Victoria's mourning gown expected to sell for up to £3,000 at Derby auction. Daily Express. “Victoria's dress, which consists of a bodice and skirt, dates to around 1890 and is typical of the mourning fashion the monarch wore following Prince Albert's death in 1861.”
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