Reply To: The Shipping Harbour- A debate thread

1. My head cannon for Rumple’s mom is that she was the blacksmith less attractive daughter or the unattractive daughter of a relatively wealthy man. Malvolm either because he was a seeking an end to his servitude or poverty married the woman to improve his finances not out of love and he got stuck with a child he never truly loved by a woman he barely tolerated. 2. screwball Ninga has a huge bias and blinders when it comes to Belle. This taints her view on Rumbelle and Hook and Neal. Except for her willingness to discuss and arguments based on wealth and social class I don’t find her blog compelling. 3. Is the CSF thread open for posting?

Mal mentioned the blacksmith in connection with his own childhood.  I think it would be odd for the man to end up with the child without marriage, because well, their job in the gestation process is so small.  He had to stick around 9 months or so to be “burdened” with the baby in the first place.

So I think it works either way really, that he deeply loved or that she was a means to an end, just a mark so he could live the good life.  Perhaps she was just the same as Mal, a party girl who was not any more ready to handle the child than he was.  (Like LOST’s story for John Locke).  All we know is that Malcom was a wastrel type of guy, and he drank & gambled everything they had away and was not responsible.  His one good act was taking his son to the Spinsters so someone responsible could look after him.

As to SN she does have a Rumbelle bias, which I mentioned when linking her article .  We all have biases whether we admit it or not, and for some, you’re either with them or against them in regards to a favorite character.

It’s going to be interesting once ReHo gets into full swing as I have very different opinions on Regina’s character than Wicked Regal, yet I’m eager for the ship as she is.   WR has said in chat that she’s expecting to see that Henry was having a lovely life in SB until MM ruined it.   I kind of think Henry was already sort of sad and lonely, being the only one growing up each year, but not really understanding why he had no lasting friends.

We all sort of can have different takes on characters, yet also like them, want them to have screen time, and even end-game happiness.  I’m not sure what I want for Regina which is why I skipped that thread.  I am excited about ReHo, but I’ve really started crackshipping Little Birdies too just to take the angst and crazy past Pan.  I mean, they have to top that messed up stuff somehow!