Rumpelstiltskin’s Reaction: Take-One

[king arthur]

@EnchantedOne
I’d really like if Mr. Gold knows about Belle and is working to get her back. But there are a couple of things from previous episodes that would not fit. First, I don’t think Mr. Gold would have been so loco when beating up Mo French. He kept saying “She’s gone, she’s never coming back”. 🙁

It’s possible Mr. Gold found out about Belle after that. I’m just not sure Regina would have offered that information up so easily. And if his deal would really get Belle back, Mr. Gold would probably damn well be sure MM would not have come back.

What I did think was interesting about the Mad Hatter episode is when EQ was getting ready to leave Wonderland with her Dad. She tells Jefferson that the Queen of Hearts took her father (the thing she loves most) to have leverage against her. This would be parallel to EQ/Regina taking Belle away from Rumple to gain leverage against him.

[rosemyrtle]

I seem to be the only one but I always assumed that Belle did get home and did get shunned by her father and locked in the tower but then instead of jumping off she got kidnapped by EQ and the shunningness made her go kinda crazy and that’s why she’s in the mental ward place. I don’t know if anyone else thinks this could be possible. I thought that might make it cool when Mr Gold finds her because then there would be lots of potential for really sweet and sad scenes with Mr Gold trying to ‘bring her back’. I <3 Rumbelle, they are so CUTE!

[nonnie]

We keep focusing on RUMPLE/GOLD reaction to Belle but I have not heard too much about Belle reaction to RUMPLE / GOLD.

I personally would NOT be too forgiving after being stuck in a mental institution for 28 years. Even thought I might have been frozen in time, not aged, 28 years of a GROUND HOG DAY would be too much to handle. I would reject whoever put me in that position and NOT forgive him.

RUMPLE / GOLD might have blown his chance with Belle, she might not forgive him or want to have anything to do with him.

What are your thought on how Bell would react to Gold?

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[killianhookfan]

I’ve actually wondered if she is even going to know who Gold is even if she DOES remember Rumple. He only started to change back into a normal looking guy when she kissed him and then he immediately changed back into Rumple when he got mad – so I don’t think she ever got a really good look at him. So even if she has been sitting in the looney bin for 28 years pining away over Rumple, I’m a bit concerned she could walk right into Gold on the street and have not a clue who he is.

Belle didn’t seem too keen on the queen when she met her on the road until she started to tell her about how to break the curse. Since Belle is supposed to be so smart, I’m guessing that when the queen captured her in FTL she figured out that she had been tricked by the queen and I think she probably knew where to lay the blame. I had the impression that she recognized Regina and had a look of disgust on her face for her when she saw her peering in on her in her “cell.”

But what will be interesting is to see what her understanding of things is. If she does remember who she is – she won’t have had a way to understand the curse, so like you said she won’t understand 28 years of being locked up in a mental institution. Compared to Jefferson who does have an understanding of the curse so he recognizes what has been going on – and he is pretty messed up even with an understanding of it. Imagine what she will be like if she doesn’t understand what has been going on.

I actually think the bigger problem is going to be Gold himself. I think he has the potential to implode on himself when he realizes she is alive. First for believing that she was dead in the first place and not trying to rescue her in FTL – which will then make him go through the guilt he felt over throwing her out all over again. But then the realization that she has been there in SB all along for 28 years locked up in mental institution. Knowing how much power he has in the town and that he probably could have gotten her out, I think that realization is going to be almost too much for him to take – especially if she is really messed up.

[hjbau]

I really do think that Regina just snatched Belle before she went home. I am not even certain if Belle would have gone home anyways. Maybe she did though. Maybe part of the story is true. Either way at some point Regina snatched her.

@NONNIE wrote:

RUMPLE / GOLD might have blown his chance with Belle, she might not forgive him or want to have anything to do with him.

What are your thought on how Bell would react to Gold?

I agree Nonnie. After all that Belle has been through. I don’t think Belle should forgive him. And if she has been stuck down there with her memories that is even worse. I don’t think she would be sane or at least she would have major issues.

[dorothy]

I don’t really think Belle remembers anything about FTL. She wasn’t anyone with any special powers, so how would she be immune to the curse? Plus, having his true love not remember who he is would just be another punch in the gut to Rumple/Gold besides having to live with a bunch of people he can’t stand (Regina, the Fairies, etc.)

Depending on how Rumple/Gold handles himself around Belle would be a big factor in how she reacts to him. If he acts like a lovesick puppy around her, she may be just as creeped out as Emma was when she first met him. Wouldn’t you if some random stranger who looked 20 yrs older than you started drooling over you?

Even if she did somehow remember, we shouldn’t just think about if she would forgive him only for the events that took place FTL (Rumple casting her out of Dark Castle), but also about what’s already taken place in SB. How do you think she’s going to react when she finds out that Rumple/Gold nearly beat her own father to death for stealing something that she touched? Or when she finds out that he tricked Ashley/Cinderella into a deal that would cost her to give up her firstborn, and hired Emma to track her down to reclaim his “merchandise”? Or about any other shady deals he’s made during the past 28 years? At that point, Rumple/Gold would be lucky if she didn’t snatch his cane away and try to beat him with it!

As epic as their reunion would be, it’s probably not going to be a happy one. Even if it was, it’ll probably be the only happy moment they share for awhile. 😥

[lissy]

Well put Dorothy, their reunion would be awfully bitter sweet. Love has the power to change people (shown in Skin Deep) It would be interesting to see Mr. Gold attempt to redeem himself for Belle.

[killianhookfan]

I’ve actually been thinking about this from the opposite perspective. How is it going to look to everyone else in SB if Belle remembers and happily goes to Gold??? Won’t that seem a bit weird and wouldn’t that ruin the reputation he wants for himself in SB? As pointed out above, aside from the fact he is at least 20 years older than her, he beat her father with a cane, and is an incredibly shady “business man.”. Who in their right mind would allow her to get anywhere near him??? And Gold can’t suddenly go running around after her like a lovesick puppy or his reputation will be ruined. So even if Belle does remember and still loves him and wants to be with him, and even if he wants to be with her – it’s going to be pretty tricky unless something major happens to shake up the status quo in SB. And even then with Rumple’s reputation – he can’t really be known as a lovesick puppy. I think I am beginning to understand why he felt he had to kick her out. And I think I am still liking my theory that his goal is to do away with his curse and all magic – it’s really the only way he could ever be with her.

[weedith]

Wow. People have some great theories! I still feel really in the dark as to the whole situation surrounding Belle in SB. I think TPTB just put in that one little scene with her and deliberately left it ambiguous just so we would drive ourselves crazy trying to figure it out! One thing I do feel certain of — I don’t think Mr. Gold knows about Belle. That is such a huge reveal and a huge moment, I would feel really ripped off it had gone on behind the scenes and we are never going to get to see it. I think it will be a game-changer for Gold for sure.

As for Belle’s reaction — so much depends on what her experience has been since she left the Dark Castle. If Rumple had gone after her within a short time, or even if he had caught wind of her father locking her up, etc. (if that really happened), I am confident that Belle would have given him a second chance, and given their “true love” a second chance. But without knowing how she was affected by the curse, it is impossible to know how she will react to him. Really, we know Gold/Rumple so much better as a character that it is easier to predict what he will do. I hope we get the chance to get to know Belle much more.

[dorothy]

@rumplegoldfan wrote:

. Who in their right mind would allow her to get anywhere near him??? And Gold can’t suddenly go running around after her like a lovesick puppy or his reputation will be ruined.

Good point! Even if she did remember and decide to give him another chance, there would be a huge number of people trying to convince her to stay away from him. Plus, I don’t think Rumple/Gold would appreciate people gawking at them. I would think that to an outsider it would kinda hard to imagine Rumple/Gold doing anything that’s not creepy.

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