So, are the Laws of Magic broken?

Okay, the water was never returned to the Well. Yes, Amara died. Yes, Jafar became a genie. But he never lost his power

It took me rewatching the episode to get this right but here goes

When Amara collapses, she reaches out her hand and touches the well, thus surrendering herself to Nyx. This is why she “dissovles” into a puddle. Therefore she has done what she said she would do–she returned the water. The debt is repaid.

Cyrus and Alice fool Jafar by making him think that the water must still be returned. Hence Cyrus picking up that little handful and then dashing to the well. Jafar grab a small bit of that water (that has already been returned) and takes it for himself.

Jafar now owes Nyx a debt because he took water from her. She turns him into a genie and takes away his INFINITE powers. The only powers he has now is of a genie.

So now the laws are fixed and everything he did is undone, hence why Ana died.

Maybe Nyx’s gift of the water was ironic punishment for the good guys tricking a god into doing their bidding.

The laws of magic are back in place hence why Ana “died” but the well water revived her.

But if Ana died and the laws are back in place, she should be dead and no magic water should be able to bring her back. Basically they are saying no magic can bring back the dead…. But then clearly showing us magic water revive someone from the dead? Sounds like a PLOT HOLE to me. Unless the laws weren’t reversed then it would make sense.

Maybe Ana wasn’t quite dead yet but was dying so they got her the water in time.

No she was dead. Once the spell Jafar and Amara cast broke, when the water was returned, everything he did that broke the laws of magic ended.

She was dead and was laid to rest but the Nyx gave them water in thanks for restoring balance and because “her time wasn’t up”

Unless Nyx is literally some kind of all powerful god who can negate death, or fate incarnate (like the one of the three fates from Hercules) I don’t think she can just be above the laws of magic and reverse death when she deems it okay.

One of the problems is that while her name is Nyx, they never established her (maybe) as THE Nyx–goddess of night in Greek myth. So, for example, we had the Grendel in episode 3 “Forget Me Knot” but he was NOT the Grendel of Beowulf legend–and we have no idea how he got that name or if he is even related in any way to the legend. Nyx, the Greek goddess, was the mother of Death (Thanatos). Thanatos himself was a more minor god in literature and cult worship, and was rather indiscriminate toward victims.

In some myths Nyx is the mother of the fates (The Morai) and in others…she’s not. But even if in this version she is the mother of the Fates, the gods were still subject to them (complicated…).

What I’m saying here..is that we simply have no idea who Nyx really is. She might be a goddess but strictly speaking the gods shouldn’t be able to over ride death/fate in that matter.

(Another issues is that the water wasn’t said to bring back life..only save the dying, but Ana was REALLY dead)

Personally, and I’m sorry to say this, but Cyrus and Ana died

Ana did die but Cyrus was only wounded by Jafar. That’s why Momma Rabbit thought she could help heal Cyrus; it was a life threatening wound, but he hadn’t died yet.

The laws of magic are a good idea

I said this is my reaction to the episode and I do stand by it: the “dead is dead” rule is officially the biggest joke in the Onceverse. The amount of magical handwaving as of late–coconut, magical waters, black goo–is a little..ok, a lot…plot devicey.

I love Ana and I’m glad she is getting her second chance but at some point Adam and Eddy do need to stop messing with their rules.