–Rumple and Belle at the town line. I realized something during this scene–this scene that actually made me feel something for OUAT more than what I’ve been feeling for 11 episodes now—I still watch for Bobby. I’ve been struggling with an answer as to why I still watch or why I’m still invested and it’s Bobby. I hate and loathe with every fiber of my being what they’ve done to Rumple…but by god , Bobby knows how to sell it. That scene was perfect. Going down on his leg when he crossed over, once again broken…it reminded me of how much I loved Rumple once. For three years I’ve been RG–I’ve been Rumple’s Girl and lately I haven’t felt like I was Rumple’s anything. But that scene…that scene was almost like my Rumple. My Rumple that I once fought for and defended. He was ugly and scared and selfish and stupid and I don’t know how he comes back from this…but it made me feel something. And brava to Emilie. She nailed it. She was really something in that scene.
THIS! Rumple had always been my fave, but this season I’ve been beyond DONE with him, but that moment when he went across the town line and his leg crumbled beneath him, I wanted to weep for him. Well played, Mr Carlyle. And finally getting to see Belle wise up and tell him where to go was glorious and Emilie was perfect.
Also, how did they figure out that pushing people over the line will prevent them from returning? They based this assumption on…what? It turned out to be correct, but how did they know? Another thing, how the heck did Belle get between Rumple and Emma in the clock tower? Is there another door? Or did she creep slowly up the stairs before Emma and Snow arrived and shouted out? Also how did Emma, Snow or Belle know to get to the clock tower? Anna did not tell the Charmings were Rumple was, and as far as we know the spell wasn’t visable from the outside, and even if it was there was not enough time between the spell hovering over their heads and Emma and Snow appearing from the elevator.???????
OMG all of those questions and probably a whole bunch more if I could be bothered making a list. It really takes me out of the show when there are glaring, annoying things like that that make me wonder, “WAIT…WUT?!”