Isn't it in some ways? With the Baker's Wife and the Prince in the Woods, for example? In a way, i think that's in large part what the whole experience of going Into the Woods is all about -- finding things "scary and exciting and eye-opening at the same time"?

Agreed. I think the entire second act is a reflection on how a trip into the woods is "scary and exciting and eye-opening at the same time," such as with the Baker's Wife's brief tryst with the Prince, something that pleases her, disturbs her, confuses her, and shakes her world upside down...a sensation that cannot be codified, explained, or categorized by her standard, everyday morals or beliefs.