Gaultheria » May 14, 2012, 3:08 pm
I’m not so sure that it’s love that Belle feels for Rumpel. It seems more like Stockholm syndrome to me. Even if she’s too good a person to hate Rumpel for imprisoning her in his dungeon, even if she’s able to forgive him, she seems to be missing a healthy amount of caution.
I think if this were real life, it would be Stockholm Syndrome. But since it’s fiction, I think it’s supposed to be true love. Their kiss was breaking Rumple’s curse.