The Return of Milah

[Slurpeez]

Am I the only one who felt like the whole “Rumple denied Milah the right to more children” was some straw man culpability they’re shoving onto him? It would have worked better if you got even the slightest indication she wants more kids or likes the one she has–but considering the alternative was him murdering someone, I don’t really see why we’re supposed to feel bad for Milah for THAT. Is the show trying to justify her cheating on him? There’s just no way to make the extremeness of her position (hating Spinner Rumps to the point of skipping out on him and her son without even a goodbye) narratively tenable.

You’re not the only one who feels that way.

[ouatrandothoughts]

ouatrandothoughts wrote:

Am I the only one who felt like the whole “Rumple denied Milah the right to more children” was some straw man culpability they’re shoving onto him? It would have worked better if you got even the slightest indication she wants more kids or likes the one she has–but considering the alternative was him murdering someone, I don’t really see why we’re supposed to feel bad for Milah for THAT. Is the show trying to justify her cheating on him? There’s just no way to make the extremeness of her position (hating Spinner Rumps to the point of skipping out on him and her son without even a goodbye) narratively tenable.

You’re not the only one who feels that way.

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Lol good use of that GIF.

I actually do find Spinner Rumple when he’s around her kind of cringe-worthy. She seems to bring out the character’s most timid, passive side. When he was plotting to steal the dagger with Bae in the flashback episode that showed his origin story (“Price of Gold”? It’s been too long) he had a lot more guts. That being said, Rachel Shelley plays her mothering side pretty damn cold. She never gives Bae a moment of recognition beyond her guilt in ‘The Crocodile.’

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