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But, Rumple/Gold could also end up the evil/villian, horrible mass murderer of babies and children on the series and I would probably still love him because he’s Robert Carlyle!!
Basically this 100% accurate.
I would even find someway to justify it, I’m sure. Like “Well, he was really upset when he did all these horrible things so really it’s ok!” Whereas with Regina, it’s all, “gosh. I hope someone throws you off a tower…”You mentioned the Dark One so it got me thinking: I wonder if the dagger is somewhere in SB. In his shop? Or maybe that’s what he was hiding in the woods when Graham stumbled upon him. Or maybe it’s in the mine along with Snow White’s coffin and that odd swirling vortex of terror….
Also, how long has he known that’s he is really Rumple? Did it happen when Emma showed up or has he always known and just bided his time, waiting for her 28th birthday? I’m inclined to believe the latter because I think he found someway to be unaffected by the Dark Curse, but Regina is unaware of this.[adrotate group="5"]"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"He could have had both if she had approached it better.
I agree. Every time I watch “Skin Deep” I start yelling at Belle when she says “Kiss me again. It’s working!!” If she had just kept her mouth shut or thought of a different way to approach it… And I agree that he was more than willing to go get Belle after the fight, especially if she needed a “home”. (that scene…ugh. I can’t contain all the emotions I feel). There is no doubt in my mind that he loves Belle more than his power. But because of his massive insecurity (“no one could ever love me!”) he can’t allow himself to believe that someone so beautiful and courageous as Belle (the two things he believes he is NOT) would love him.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"As I’m rewatching “Skin Deep” for the twentieth time or so
I’m so glad I’m not the only one who keeps watching that episode over and over and over. My best friend is starting to think that I’ve lost my mind. I’m on Spring Break right now and I’m pretty sure I’ve watched it 10x just this week.
I wonder, though, if whenever they do go back to FTL (which I think is necessary at some point in the series, even if it’s not forever) if they will remember their lives in SB. Would Rumple, remembering everything that happened both in FTL pre-curse and everything that happened in SB, would he be the same “monster?” (A term I use loosely because I honestly don’t think he is the monster).
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"I think I’ll tackle–or make a valiant attempt at least–at question 17, is Rumple/Gold really evil? This is what I love so much about this show: they are constantly deceiving you when it comes to a characters intention. I’m sure like a lot of you, I started off this show thinking that Rumple/Gold was both evil and slightly off kilter (his performance in the jail cell when talking to Snow and Charming was so bizarre that I had to re-watch it several times in order to fully understand what he was talking about). As the show moves forward we see him doing what Rumple does best: deal making. It was only with the viewing of Desperate Souls that my mind changed. I am now of the opinion that everything Rumple has been doing in FTL, post-Belle, was for one simple reason: to combat the EQ and the curse he gave her. I think at one point Rumple and the EQ were on the same side, worked together to achieve whatever ends they could. But once Rumple learned that Belle “died” it all changed. I think he wants revenge on the Queen because he blames for what happened to Belle (Rumple/Gold takes very little responsibility for his own actions against Belle which is why he chooses to torture Mr. French, trying to get out all his anger at himself by reflecting it on to another individual.) So, everything he has been up to in FTL has been to ensure that he would remember who he was and somehow–I have no idea how–undermine Regina’s curse.
I could be way off base–and my intense love of Rumple might be a bit of a stumbling block as well–but I feel that our true villain is (and always has been) Regina. Rumple isn’t her ally so much as her antithesis. I think he’ll continue to surprise us in the weeks ahead.
With all that said: I wouldn’t be surprised if Regina marches Belle out of the psych ward and tells Gold he better play by her rules or else. He gave up the power of his real name for the chipped cup (what a wonderful reversal of the myth of Rumple!) so imagine what he will do to keep Belle safe."He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"
