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I’m hoping that because Emma was both outside of the curse and the product of true love, her magical abilities (whatever those may be) will be hightened by the newly-released magic in Storybrooke.
[adrotate group="5"]The only shady aspect about the Blue Fairy is the possibility of her writing the book. If she did in fact write the book, then why did she leave out so much? Her meeting Rumpel (and much of Rumpel’s story) and her role in Pinocchio’s story. If she did write the book, I’m curious as to why she left those parts out. As far as her role in Pinocchio’s story, I could see her leaving out her part in it all. Even though Geppetto lied to Snow and Charming about the wardrobe, the Blue Fairy went along with it. She facilitated it. She sat there and lied to Snow and Charming’s face. Snow and Charming would be just as angry at her as they would be with Geppetto. In fact, they may even have a little sympathy for Geppetto. They would probably understand his desire to save his child, given the fact that Snow and Charming were trying to do the same thing.
Good question. I’d like to think that it wouldn’t have worked on her, but I can’t be too sure. I hope whatever magic she has will protect her from things like that.
@DanielJLewis wrote:
Thank you for clarifying your gender! 🙂 In our world of web usernames, it’s hard to figure out genders and pronunciations.
If you’ve been a fan since “Desperate Souls,” you have seen the first seven episodes, too, right?
Hi Daniel! 😀
Of course I’ve seen the first 7 episodes! After my first taste of OUAT, I had to go back and watch everything I missed. I also loved The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. That episode broke my heart. 😥
I. LOVE. THIS. COUPLE.
Period. End of story. Goodnight.
P.S. I love the true love theory. Only those who are in love or possess love can use the magic. Magic is unpredictable in this world and probably has numerous complex and complicated rules. So, I wouldn’t be surprised if one of the rules in this new world is that only a certain type of person can use magic. Only those who possess certain characteristics will be given access to it.
Meh. I’m not too bothered by the relationship between Belle and Rumpel. The Beast is supposed to be harsh and frightening. That’s a main component to the Beauty and the Beast tale. Every revisioning of the story has that key aspect. The Beast is frightening, and yes, BEASTLY 😮 . While Belle, on the other hand, is supposed to represent purity and innocence. In fact, OUAT’s version of the story is actually one of the more tamer versions of the original tale. So, the relationship between Belle and Rumpel is simply adhering to the conventional characteristics of these two characters. Nothing new here.
Yeah, but he also could have been talking about the true love potion. That was confirmed at the end of the episode when he tropped the potion down the wishing well. True love creates magic. I think the director was just trying to fool us when the camera turned its focus back on Emma. Yes, she has something to with it, but I honestly think he was talking about the potion he created back in Fairytale land.
Hi guys! I’m new here and I just thought I’d give you a few thoughts on what I think of Rumpelstiltskin.
I personally see Rumpelstiltskin’s character as more of a tragic figure rather than an evil villain. Traditionally, tragedies are described as when good or decent make one fatal mistake that leads to their downfall. This is exactly what happened to Rumpelstiltskin. Before he became the Dark One, Rumpel was a good and decent man. A bit of a coward, however that doesn’t make you any less good. Most people possess some form of cowardice anyway, so I don’t fault him for that.
His wife abandons him and Bae for whatever reason (an affair, frustration or probably even death), so he’s left alone to raise a child that many don’t even believe is truly his. So from the outset, you have Rumpel already doing something that many men would refuse to do, especially given the time period they’re living in, and that’s raising a child on their own. Many would have given up their child or refused to a child whose whose paternity is under question. I feel like these are things that are conveniently overlooked when people talk about Rumpel’s character. Rumpel probably still has questions about whether or not Bae is his biological son, and yet he still created the curse and sacrificed everything just to find him.
Someone in another thread on this forum brilliantly said that if a man has the common decency to raise the child of another man, then that makes him a REAL MAN. A lot of people have no idea how difficult it is to raise a child, and given everything that Rumpel went through before he became the Dark One, I’d say he did a stellar job. UNTIL he actually became the Dark One. That’s when he screwed up.
Another thing people tend to forget is that after Rumpel became the Dark One, he saved thousands of innocent children from the Ogre Wars. That is no small thing. He ended an entire war. I think that should be highly commended. In the beginning, Rumpel meant to use his new-found powers as a source for good. Saving people, protecting his son. But the evil power of the Dark One slowly began to eat away at his goodness, at his decency. To me, I classify this as the ultimate tragedy. A good man has been lost all because he wanted to help.
