But was it earned?
COMPLETELY UNEARNED!!!! This is my main problem also. That is probably what I am most upset about, the writers took all the time to completely destroy Rumbelle in 6A and then did not give them the time to fix it in 6B. We did not get a big discussion, we did not get a big Rumbelle moment of Rumple ultimately choosing love over power (giving up his dark one powers). Instead we get Belle who sprangs her ankle and Rumple choosing to do the right thing without her knowledge. No talks, no discussions, no big moments just hand waves and fixes it all. Am I glad they at least gave us this, sure and Robert and Emilie as always killed it with their chemistry but all Rumbelle fans should be disappointed in Season 6 and how they have handled Rumbelle from season 4 on. I guess this is what fanfic is for and thank the lord that Rumbelle has some really great writers out there.