In my opinion, A&E aren’t making Rumbelle look bad or get even by having Belle messing up but they are trying to show us that no one is black or white, light or dark, good or bad, we are all grey and when pushed into a corner, most people do things they later regret. Belle has been very forgiving in the past and maybe now it’s finally time for Rumple to forgive her.
I agree. I think Rumple knows that Belle wouldn’t abuse the power of the dagger or use it unless it was in a desperate situation, like in the teaser above.
I’m thinking whatever this storyline is, it’s also less to do with keeping count of you did this and now, I’m going to do this to you. Because that’s not how rumbelle works. I do think the truth about the dagger is very likely to come out next episode and stuff is going to hit the fan. I expect Belle to be flaming furious with Rumple.