@PriceofMagic wrote:
Rumple has always had to deal with his problems himself. Before he became the dark one, he was known as the village coward and probably had no friends to turn to. When he became the dark one, everyone was afraid of him so he was alone. Those that he did associate with such as Regina were not the type of people you’d want to see you in a vulnerable state. Rumple was, and to an extent still is, a very private person. He’s learning to open up to Belle but centuries of keeping emotions and feelings to himself from other people is a hard habit to break. Also, how many times has Rumple used someone’s feelings and emotions against them in order to manipulate them? The fact that Rumple openly admitted that he took Hook’s hand because Hook took his wife shows that he is opening up to Belle but admitting that he killed Milah isn’t something taht can just be dropped into general conversation.
Belle has never seen Rumple in a vulnerable state. She knows that the persona he puts on when making deals is just an act but she has never seen him at his lowest and Rumple doesn’t want her to see him like that. Before he became the dark one, Rumple saw himself as weak and powerless. Milah only reinforced that belief in him. Before he became the dark one, Rumple was at his most vulnerable and Milah told him that she never loved him. Rumple may think that asking for help is weak and may fear, however irrational, that Belle may reject him if she sees him as weak.
When Rumple is telling Belle about taking Hook’s hand, the way he says it is very unemotional. It’s more of a “He did this so I did that” rather than admitting how much losing Milah hurt him. Rumple doesn’t want Belle to see him vulnerable.
Hook also reminds Rumple of the time when he was powerless, when he couldn’t stand up to Hook.
Excellent points. He should tell Emma, but given his past, it’s not unsurprising that he doesn’t want Emma to know either especially since maybe he thinks that would make him look weak that he had to go to someone else for help, and a woman at that. (Not that he’s ever been shown to be misogynistic, but having Hook around is going to stir up even more feelings of self loathing on Rumple’s part.)
Well, when you think about it, neither Emma or Snow mentioned Hook to either Rumple or Regina. It was always Cora they were talking about.
This is another excellent point. Rumple may not have any clue that Cora came through with Hook too. For all he knows, Hook came from Neverland, and has never met Cora.