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@A_Desperate_Soul wrote:
@Oncescape wrote:
I do believe really the only way for Regina’s imprisonment of Belle to not really just be a holding pattern for her storyline would be for Regina to have spent that time brainwashing her. But it’d have to be subconscious, sleeper type, since Belle didn’t take one look at Rumpel in the finale, recoil in fear and run away, so she hadn’t be conditioned to fear him on sight.
Just because Belle didn’t react in a way in which you found fit, doesn’t mean that she’s been brainwashed or conditioned. I wasn’t surprised by Belle’s reaction to the Rumpel in the finale. I saw that storyline for what it was. The show has presented them as true love. We have evidence of this via their kiss in “Skin Deep.” I knew that was the case, so I knew she wouldn’t fear when she was finally reunited with him. I honestly believe we’re overanalyzing something that will never be addressed on the show.
This whole debate is just a symptom of the original tale.
This is my thinking as well. This tale is very old and what was considered safe or ok doesn’t really apply to our modern society. The BATB tale is rough. Period. The Beast is a beast. He kills, he’s cruel. That’s the characterization of the the Beast. There’s no way around that. Even the Disney version of the film had a pretty terrifying Beast. So, Rumpel’s version of the Beast was actually rather tame compared to other versions of the tale.
And yes, I agree. We’re overanalyzing something that the writers will never address in the future. They meant for Belle and Rumpel to be true love. And no, it can’t be false true love because we’ve already seen an example of that and it failed. Everyone here can agree that Regina loves Henry’s, but can we truly consider it true love? No. For one, the purity of Regina’s love for Henry is questionable. And two, Henry doesn’t truly love her back. There are many factors to consider when true love is involved.
