‘Once Upon a Time in Wonderland’ Season 1, Episode 12: ‘To Catch a Thief’

By ABS Contributor | Published on March 27, 2014 | Updated on September 2, 2016 2:34 PM EDT

“Once Upon a Time in Wonderland” season 1, episode 12: “To Catch a Thief” airs Thursday on ABC.

Coming up on the next episode, in flashback, the Knave hunts Alice per Cora’s directive and he finds himself striking a deal to get his heart back. While in present-day Wonderland, Alice and the Knave’s friendship is tested, as he does Jafar’s bidding and steals from her. Meanwhile, the Jabberwocky attempts to free herself from Jafar’s control and Jafar is confronted by his former partner.

ABC describes the show as follows:

“Alice in Wonderland-themed spinoff of Once Upon A Time. In Victorian England, the young and beautiful Alice (Sophie Lowe) tells a tale of a strange new land that exists on the other side of a rabbit hole. An invisible cat, a hookah smoking caterpillar and playing cards that talk are just some of the fantastic things she’s seen during this impossible adventure. Surely this troubled girl must be insane and her doctors aim to cure her with a treatment that will make her forget everything. Alice seems ready to put it all behind her, especially the painful memory of the genie she fell in love with and lost forever—the handsome and mysterious Cyrus (Peter Gadiot). But deep down Alice knows this world is real and just in the nick of time, the sardonic Knave of Hearts (Michael Socha) and the irrepressible White Rabbit (John Lithgow) arrive to save her from a doomed fate. Together, the trio will take a tumble down the rabbit hole to this Wonderland where nothing is impossible.”

“Once Upon a Time in Wonderland” season 1, episode 12: “To Catch a Thief” airs Mar. 27, at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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