Personally, I think the character Belle has been lost, and has become Rumbelle.
I’d love to see just Belle. Her character was introduced by Rumple and she’s been hog tied to him ever since. Her dialog, her goals, her dreams, her visions, her future, all Rumbelle.
I’d love to see her tell Rumple that she’s fine by herself. I’d love to see her walk away from Rumbelle (but only if their endgame is to be together).
I want to see Belle become who she was in the beginning when we first met her. “No one decides my fate but me”.
I’d love to see her take a more meaningful journey by herself, find her inner Belle, and then return to Rumple as she once was. Outspoken, with a touch of Lacey’s spunk.
As she’s portrayed now, I have no connection to Belle other than as an extension of Rumple.