Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-30258394-20161018024847

So as many of you, I’m not very happy with what the writers have done with Rumbelle, so I decided to do some thinking today and determined that either:

 1 – The writers simply don’t give a crap about Rumbelle

 2 – The writers are just messing with us

Note : I created this thread in the spoilers forum because I might use some spoilers info to explain my crack pot theory. I will use the name Morfetus when I refer to the Rumbelle’s baby and Morpheus to refer to the actual god of dreams.

So hoping is not #1 … what if ….. someone (maybe Morpheus) swapped places with Rumple when they were in the dream world and the Rumple in Storybrooke is not the real Rumple?

Rumple and Belle have been acting kind of OOC since they came back from the dream world if you think about. At first when I was coming up with my theory I thought that maybe Belle was the swapped one, but then I did more thinking and came to the conclusion that it would make more sense if Rumple was the swapped one since it would be more difficult for us (the viewers), Belle and the “heroes” to notice a change in his behaviour since he tends to act fishy and secretive most of the time. The only one who could potentially notice something off is Regina (who IMO knows him best) and she actually does point it out in the last episode!

 1 – We never see what happens to Rumple after he comes back from the dream world, alas we don’t even see him come back!

For all we know, he gets knocks over the head and Morpheus (or Morfetus) takes his place.

 2 – We were never told what the price was to use the sands of Morpheus to get inside Belle’s dream. C’mon this is magic, there is ALWAYS a price, my 5cents go on one leaves (Belle), one stays (Rumple). Sure Morfetus’ TLK woke Belle up but who payed Morpheus to use his sands? I doubt it was Mr. Hyde (RIP.. so sad).

 3 – The haircut I know they had to do it because of Bobby and his role at the Trainspotting 2, but still I found it a bit OOC. Belle tells him “You cut it for you, because you are sick and tired of looking at the man in the mirror. But you forget…I always see you for who you are”. Rumple simply agrees and walks away.

If I was another man in another’s man body, I think eventually it would bother me to look at myself in the mirror and see another man, haircut? sure why not, not my body, so who cares! Perhaps Belle wasn’t really off with that statement, although the follow up phrase “I always see you for who you are” probably tipped off the body snatcher hence why he walks away without saying anything.

 4 – Rumple’s behaviour/actions

– Regina points out that he really is a “new man” Foreshadowing maybe?

– Gets sloppy with the dark one dagger. C’mon after being controlled by Zelena, he should know better…

– “Threatens” Belle/ edgy behaviour Yeah Rumple might be an asshole, but he always lets Belle get away with anything

 5 – 6×09 Changeling – Scottish folklore (Elfhame) So people at spoilerville say that 6×09 Changelings is a Rumbelle episode, I know Bobby is Scottish but still, that tape + Scottish folklore + changelings … could it be = foreshadowing on who the changeling target is gonna be?

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.5em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:300;">Anyway, to make a long story short… the crackpot theory at last…

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.5em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:300;">Morpheus a distant relative/friend/you name it of recently deceased Hades makes a deal with him (or Zeus if you’d like) for Rumbelle’s baby to avenge his dead. When Belle puts herself under a sleeping curse as advised by Zelena *cough* Hades idea *cough* Morpheus sees the perfect chance to take advantage of the situation to plot the snatching of the baby.

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.5em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:300;">When Rumple comes to wake Belle at the Dream world, Morfetus wakes Belle up, etc, Belle goes back to Story brooke and right before Rumple is about to go back, the real Morpheus shows up, swaps places with Rumple and goes back to Storybrooke instead.

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.5em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:300;">Body snatched “Rumple” task is to make sure the Rumbelle baby is born safe and sound so that he can swap it for the changeling when it’s born, with the help of Blu of course, the big bad evil (I wish).

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1.5em;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:300;">And that’s it for now folks, hope you enjoyed and would love to hear what you think! <ac_metadata title="Crackpot theory about Rumple"> </ac_metadata>