Once Upon A Time In Wonderland: Is This Rabbit Hole Too Weird?
So I’ve watched both episodes of “OUAT: Wonderland” and I’m just not sure about this one. While the fusion of many fairytales works on “Once,” here I’m just having problems swallowing it. The mixing of “Aladdin” and “Alice in Wonderland” just feels off, and that’s saying a lot given “Alice” is a weird story to begin with.
If you haven’t seen it, the quick summary is that Alice went to wonderland as a little girl, and nobody believed her. She was treated by doctors for being crazy. As an adult she made her way back to prove everyone wrong, met and fell in love with a genie, who then later is lost to her. Currently both the Red Queen and Jafar are after the Genie. Jafar caught the Genie, but the Red Queen has his bottle. Alice is desperate to just find both to get back her love.
Yeah . . . it’s even weird typing it out. I think my biggest problem is the story feels more like something that belongs in Aladdin’s world if anything. I’m sure at some point they will take us to Agrahbah.
I even watched again this week to give it a second chance and I still can’t get into it. The effects are second rate, the actors are stiff as boards, and the storyline is weak and just blah. Naveen Andrews is a terrific actor, and either they have his costume tied too tight at the neck or he just does NOT want to be there. I pulled it from my DVR lineup. At least the original is doing well!
10.18.2013 at 2:11 pm
I think part of the problem is that it is trying to be a spin off without being a spin off. The reason that Mork and Mindy ended up working is that it never referred to Happy Days.
This needed its own title without tie in to the other series. If it was standing on its own it might work a bit better. But I think that too many are looking for that ‘spark’ that for whatever reason, Snow/Mary-Margaret, Emma and Regina had and really it is those three women that make the show. Hook, Charming and even Rumple are the eye candy.
10.27.2013 at 11:22 pm