These sneak peaks are killing me!
I can’t decide how I feel about the whole Belle/Mulan adventure. I knew that we’d be seeing Belle’s time post-Rumple but pre-Regina at some time, but I guess I never pictured her running around with Mulan. It seems like an attempt to bring the actress who plays Mulan back to keep her fresh in our minds and try to flesh out her story a bit more (which I don’t really care about at this point. I’m content to let her and Aurora go off and find Philip without us learning more about them. I really got my fill of them in present day EF episodes 1-9). But I think that if it focuses more on Belle becoming stronger, not necessarily a warrior, but more assertive and willing to fight for what she wants/loves, then great.
It’s going to be one of the those weeks where I end up caring more about what’s happening in SB than in FTL of the past. The Hook/Belle/Rumple dynamic should be fantastic. And of course, any time Rumple gets to be on screen a lot, I am a happy happy dearie.