Reply To: TVLine 7/23 – OUAT Reveals Aladdin Storyline, Casts Oded Fehr as Jafar

For 13 whole episodes?! And all the backstories we saw with Jafar?

I mean the opening scene for 601 says “many years ago!”

I don’t think it’ll be explained in story. It’s just a recast. Only a selection of the OUAT parent show even watched OUAT in WL. So, to the majority of viewers, Jafar is simply a new character.