Why everyone is hating on Robin so much…he’s between a rock and a hard place- what do you think he should have done? Not said anything to Regina at all? Dumped his wife? Really? I don’t think either of those sound any better. He is trying his best to be honorable. He can’t just ignore the situation- it involves him. We’ll see where it goes from here.
My issue is that Robin’s only reason for staying is “I made a vow.” Sure, honorable, but it also takes away from the epic love story that is Robin Hood and Maid Marian, as if they were just second rate to Robin and Regina and that’s just not true. We’ve had quite a bit of evidence that Robin and Marian were just as in love as our other couple. It came across as very “she’s the ol’ ball and chain so I gotta stay with her, but I’d much rather be with you.”
Rumple knows what he did was wrong. He feels bad- that’s why he went to the grave making a vow to fix it
But he’s not fixing it. Instead of trying to really fix it–tell the truth, confess, make recompense–he covers with more deception and lies. Including freezing his new wife.
Well, okay, I guess I see what you mean with Robin, and they were once very much in love which is why I wasn’t crazy about them making him Regina’s love interest in the first place. I didn’t like that they killed off Maid Marian. It is several years later though- he’s believed her to be dead for quite some time. He had moved on. Having her suddenly return after that point just threw a wrench in the works.
As for Rumple…well, that’s Rumple for you. He had good intentions – he just didn’t follow through. He was too ashamed to tell Belle what he did and too cowardly to face her anger or hurt- that’s why he froze her . I’m not saying what he did was right. He still has a ways to go. Like Robert always says, he is an addict. He is a very flawed character, just like Regina is.