After thinking about the events of A Land Without Magic all this week, I’m still struggling to understand why Rumple dumped the WHOLE bottle of True Love into the Well. Here’s what I’ve come up with (as Rumple’s Apologist) :
1) The Well can bring back that which has been lost. Maybe he wants the Well to bring Bae to him?
2) Magic would heal his knee, and anything else that ails him.
3) He thinks he needs power to protect himself and Belle. The town will be mad at him for creating the curse. Then there’s Regina.
4) Some people there really DO need magic (Pinocchio, Jefferson)
5) Gol’ darnit–He’s GOOD at magic. Rumple is a true Artist, in a Babette’s Feast kind of way. Let him create!
Ok, then why do I still have this queasy feeling in the pit of my stomach?
@PriceofMagic wrote:
Some people have suggested that Rumpel is a bit like an addict when it comes to magic. I like that theory. Rumpel’s been “clean” for 28 years whilst in Storybrooke but now that he’s brought magic to Storybrooke, he’s “falling off the wagon” so to speak.
“O Dearie Dearie Dear.” Addiction is a tough thing to deal with in any relationship. We all know he’s power-hungry. Always has been. I truly thought he’d reformed, learned a different currency for power in SB. Then I remember that Power and Magic are just tools, not good or evil. Neutral. It’s all in how they are used … and the point of view. (Remember when he picked up the Gold Fairy’s wand and told Cinderella it was “pure evil”? To him, it was …) I’m pretty sure Belle will do her best to make sure he uses it for good. She will be his conscience, so to speak. I’m more worried about Rumple being Over-Protective of Belle. She’ll give him “what for” on that count, too.
In any case, it’s good to have them together again!