Reply To: I just have to rant

[kfchimera]

Galuthria–that made me think of Prince Charmin.

Anyway I feel those character moments are important but they do tend to get lost and its one of the things I don’t like about the writing of the show.  They easily could have worked a scene of Belle being comforted by the Charmings prior to the big town meeting.  I suppose then people would complain though it was so brief and cursory!

In any case, someone told Belle about the meeting because she was there.

Things are happening off-screen, but much as I wish many would make it on screen, they don’t, and as far as the scene that did? I honestly don’t think Belle was shocked anyone was there.  I think she was surprised to see someone she didn’t know walk in, because she didn’t know Zelena from Curse 1.  Then Zelena presses her advantage by greeting her as “Mrs. Gold”.  Definitely a very Wicked Witch!  Poor Belle is just all thrown off by all this.

Even for the characters that dominate screen time there are many moments that are missing and jumps that don’t seem to make sense as to how they knew this or that.  It’s as I said, either  a problem of the editing, the writing or something but I don’t think its the intention of the writers to portray that other characters are selfish or don’t think Belle is important too.   I think that is happening very much unintentionally.  Emma even hugged Belle goodbye at the town portal scene–but when had we seen the two of them ever interact prior to that!   The first time Belle interacted with Henry?  He was in Pan’s body!

I think there is going to be more Belle in the next episode though, so there is that to look forward to and perhaps maybe they’ll show some scenes that fill in certain gaps.