So at the end of the day, I don’t know that it is possible for Belle and her father to have a relationship. Belle has made it clear to father on at least two occasions that we have seen (when she chose to go with Rumple to save her village and when she chose to stay with him in SB) that she doesn’t like having people make decisions for her and she is also very big on unconditional love. I don’t think she would be interested in a relationship with her father until he can accept that she has chosen to be with Rumple.
Yeah I agree. And I don’t know if Moe has that in him. Will he ever see Rumple as anything but a monster? Even if Rumple looses his Dark One’s powers and becomes just a man again, can Moe ever see beyond what once was? That’s Belle’s unique gift. She can see what is in a person’s heart even when their outside appearance doesn’t seem to match. I’m not sure how they would have shown this, but Belle seems to have found a friend in Archie/Granny ect but in 307 there was no mention of Moe at all. I think Belle has made her choice and now it’s up to Moe to take that step.