Belle

[evilqueen]

@Eternal Flame – but that is why she’s making all those friends now, surely Ruby will be able to literally smell the trouble and save Belle 😉

[PriceofMagic]

Cora’s not interested in Rumple so I don’t think she’d be bothered with Belle. In fact she might want to keep Belle around. If love is weakness, then Belle makes Rumple weak.

Hook is the one to worry about. Although I think he may try and steal Belle away from Rumple rather than hurt her in order to make Rumple suffer before he tries to kill him.

All magic comes with a price!

Keeper of Felix

[snowfalls]

@PriceofMagic wrote:

Cora’s not interested in Rumple so I don’t think she’d be bothered with Belle. In fact she might want to keep Belle around. If love is weakness, then Belle makes Rumple weak.

Hook is the one to worry about. Although I think he may try and steal Belle away from Rumple rather than hurt her in order to make Rumple suffer before he tries to kill him.

I agree. I think Cora and Hook both have separate targets. Hook wants revenge against Rumpel for killing Milha, and Cora wants revenge against Regina for pushing her through the looking glass.

[cherish]

Question. Why do you guys love Belle? Someone in another thread was confused as to why Hook hitting Belle would upset people so much considering we’ve seen Rumpel. Regina and Cora do far worse. She speculated that the fact that Hook hit Belle made it a lot worse for some reason. So, what do you guys think?

[PriceofMagic]

I think people got upset over Hook hitting Belle because she is a genuinely caring person to those around her whoever they may be. She is an innocent character in the same way that Henry is. A character can’t deliberately hurt Henry without being considered evil. Likewise, when Hook hit Belle that dropped him into true villain territory.

All magic comes with a price!

Keeper of Felix

[craxyfox]

In Hook’s defense, he is supposed to be a villain and was even promoted as more evil/fearsome than Rumple, people were just focusing too much on the fact that he hit Belle,who yes is innocent,but he’s a villain and he will hit anyone without discrimination. I rest my case 😆

does anyone else find the way Belle (more specifically the actress) talks is a little annoying?

[the fairest]

I agree that Hook is supposed to be a villain, so he should do villanous things. I saw the post Cherish was referring to. The poster seemed confused as to why so many people liked Belle and theorized that the fact that it was Belle that Hook hit made the deed much worse. To a certain extent that’s true. Whenever a popular character is mistrested, the fandom will be upset. But like others have said, he’s a villain, so this shouldn’t be unexpected.

And no, I actually really like the way Belle talks. I love her accent. 😀

[snowfalls]

@craxyfox wrote:

In Hook’s defense, he is supposed to be a villain and was even promoted as more evil/fearsome than Rumple, people were just focusing too much on the fact that he hit Belle,who yes is innocent,but he’s a villain and he will hit anyone without discrimination. I rest my case 😆

does anyone else find the way Belle (more specifically the actress) talks is a little annoying?

What? I love Belle. Her accent is so adorable. I love that the producers allowed the actors to keep their original accents. Rumpel has a scottish accent, Graham had a scottish accent, ect. So, I don’t mind that Belle has an Australian accent.

And I agree that hurting a popular character tends to get the fandom in an upraor, but that’s to be expected. And to answer Cherish’s question about why I love Belle, I love Belle because she’s understanding, sweet, genuine, beautiful and the only person (besides Baelfire) who had the guts to stand up to Rumpel and tell him what he needed to hear. I also happen to be a huge Rumbelle shipper. 😀

[an empty heart]

Ok, here’s a list of all the reasons why I love Belle. 😀

-She’s played by Emilie de Ravin.
-Belle was my favorite Disney princess growing up.
-She sacrificed her youth and happiness to save her village from the ogres.
-She’s incredibly kind and understanding.
-She sees the best in everyone, even when they cannot see it themselves.
-I love the way she told off Rumpel at the end of “Skin Deep.”
-Judging by her long speech about true love in “Dreamy,” she’s a big romantic.
-Her growing friendship with Ruby.
-She has an uncanny ability to attract beasts. Just ask Rumpel and Ruby. 😆
-Her accent always puts a smile on my face.
-Her clothes. I know, I’m shallow. But I had to say it.
-I’m obsessed with Rumbelle.

[playarita]

@Cherish wrote:

Question. Why do you guys love Belle? Someone in another thread was confused as to why Hook hitting Belle would upset people so much considering we’ve seen Rumpel. Regina and Cora do far worse. She speculated that the fact that Hook hit Belle made it a lot worse for some reason. So, what do you guys think?

I was already a fan of Belle overall. I personally love her personality. She reminds me of characters like Tohru Honda from Fruits Basket, Jane Bennett from Lizzie Bennet Diaries (webshow) and more.

What I like about her character is that she is one of the few that is truly innocent. Part of her innocence is very much due to being sheltered much of her life the way most women in her elevated status would have been (and especially because it seems that she possibly came from a more than normal childhood then most). From the episode Skin Deep I feel as if we were given a glimpse into someone who is naturally a very kind-hearted person. She went along with the deal to save her village, her friends, and loved ones. Yes it is true that she did so with her own agenda (seeing the world, an adventure etc). Furthermore I do love that she is one that respects and desires using one’s mind and increasing knowledge through reading, study etc.

Then later on when she discusses love and the like I feel as if again we someone who simply is very kind, compassionate, forgiving and understanding. Belle seems the type of person who might seem very nice on the outside but prefers to keep conflict bottled up or attempts to observe then reacts later either through understanding, forgiving (though on specific terms she is living on her own after all).

She has stood up to her father and Rumple so I believe she is capable of standing up for what she believes and when she has been slighted, and hurt but is willing to slowly forgive on the premise that the other person provides a reason for their behavior and a willingness to change. She was fully intent on ending things with Rumple but when she learned about the fact that Rumple sees magic as his crutch, his remorse over losing Bae and wanting to find him again that she realizes that there was a good reason why Rumple has acted why he has but that still does not excuse the specific acts.

I believe her date with Rumple over a hamburger was her subtle way of telling Rumple she is willing to work on forgiving him provided he work on changing (and maybe he will have to do a My Name is Earl and earn the forgiveness of the townsfolk though some won’t because of he had done–one lost his dad for instance).

That said if she does forgive Rumple too quickly I will not be keen on liking that because it would be a case of her personality being a detriment and an obstacle and essentially being too forgiving.

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