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.
Additionally, Sophie Lowe and Emma Rigby offered some good character moments.
"[3] Christine Orlando of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4.3 out of 5, signaling positive reviews.
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.