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And you revering to Liam’s ring, it is not an engagement one. We’ve already been through this. It is just for a good luck charm. You know that.
Any ring is an engagement ring. It has sentimental value and has been Emma’s new totem since Hook gave it to her in 5A.
[adrotate group="5"]"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Cause engagements would involve weddings and rings.
They do eventually, not right away. It’s not like people exchange rings (if they do exchange rings) and then suddenly get married with a big wedding; and very rarely does that happen in TV for leading couples. TV is all about selling itself; meaning the writers build to the big celebration (like, say, next November during sweeps).
The wedding could be next season. And as for the ring, we have seen a ring; Emma’s been wearing it all season like a giant Checkov’s Ring.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"While I certainly see a case to be made that spinner Rumple really jumped at the chance to get the power of the dagger, he didn’t want power for power’s sake. That was the entire point of “Desperate Souls”; he wanted the power precisely because he wanted to use the power to save Baelfire. The trouble is, once Rumple got a taste of that power, it started to consume him. This is an illustration of the old adage “absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
Yes this is true. But I think this is where @nevermore point of control often comes into play: it’s not control in the corrupt way, per se, but rather control over his own life and future. As a peasant and incredibly poor Rumple had no control over his life, or even his death. The Duke could send him (and his child) out to die at a moments notice and there was no way to better his life unless he took the power himself. So while I agree that “power for the sake of power” isn’t Rumple’s story, there is a measure of desperate need for control that does run through him and if we really want to get into this, it’s what @ouatrandothoughts said in the fav/least fav thread, it stems from his abandonment.
I guess the other question this comes down to (besides the one you stated about Belle) is: what does Rumple think his life will be like if he gives up that power and control that the dagger give him? It’s like a safety blanket in many ways. That dagger assures him that his life and destiny are his to command, not someone (or fate) else’s. And maybe that’s his true fear (which is a pretty human one if the show would develop it and explore it in a meaningful way) but instead of being able to communicate that to Belle he makes it out that he’s simply hungry for power.
There’s a impotence theme running through this episode–not exactly sexual impotence (though Hades’s frozen heart and the reaction Greg Germann gave on the bike certainly speaks to that) but the inability to have control over anything: Charmings being unable to leave the UW and communicate to their son, Hades’s frozen heart, Rumple’s fear of what the loss of power means; Zelena unable to do magic when she needs.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Number of resurrections and/or big returns: Hook, since he clearly comes back from the Underworld. This one is obvious, but TVLine could still be counting it.
So obvious that I didn’t even think about it…but yeah, Hook is probably on that list.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"But it is the most logical response.
Well, no it’s not because Belle does love her baby and she does love Rumple, even if he’s not exactly a stand up guy in her eyes. Rumple’s duplicitous nature has nothing to do with her feelings toward their child.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"My predictions!
–Couples kissing or saying I love you for the first time: Hades and Zelena; Henry and Violet
–Fatality: Robin Hood
–Breakup/Divorce: Rumbelle
–Character Leaving Town: Rumple, maybe?
–Engagements: Hook and Emma
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Because it’s a Sunday 8pm family shown run by Disney.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"It’s basically the four things that Dorothy and her companions needed in Oz (since it was done during the Oz arc)
Innocence: Baby (last time, Baby Snowflake)
Courage : Sword (last time, Charming’s sword)
Heart: Regina’s heart
Wisdom: Brain (last time Rumple’s brain)
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"
