Sympathy for the De Vil Sympathy for the De Vil "Sympathy for the De Vil" is the eighteenth episode of the fourth season of the American fantasy drama series "Once Upon a Time", which aired on April 19, 2015. In this episode, a young Cruella de Vil is tortured by her mother's evil use of her Dalmatians, resulting in her eventual confinement to her attic until a strange visitor tells her she should stand up to her mother. In Storybrooke, Regina's plan to save Robin are put on hold when Henry is taken by Cruella, teaming her up with Emma Swan to save their son.
Cruella de Vil the Underworld, too. Hook then pressed her about the book's whereabouts, which Cruella was surprisingly forthcoming about. She knew they would eventually figure out the truth even if she lied, and then told them that she put the book in the River of Souls. Cruella was later dethroned by Arthur who then ruled the Underworld for fifty years as she became a depressed and bitter woman who drank in the local bar with Sir Mordred. In the seventh season, the Wish Realm version of Cruella becomes an accomplice to Rumplestiltskin. Real Cruella can be seen in Regina's memories in "Leaving