Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26018039-20150329230148/@comment-11058666-20151024015259

That's not really true. I think Regina is actually the favorite. The writers will never shut up about how amazing her redemption is and her character and she has tons and tons and tons of fans. And I think that ever since S4, the love for Rumple has died down a lot.

Anyways, I like Belle 'cause she's sweet and adorable, and I really admire how she never gives up on people and continues to do good deeds no matter what. But in my heart of hearts, I do not believe that she is smart. She's supposed to be, but she's just not, and her constantly saying that Rumple will be good someday when he's clearly getting worse is just dumb to be honest. But I mostly blame that on the writers, not her. They can't make have her be Rumple's forgiving, doormat wife forever, I mean really. I loved her so much when she finally stood up to Rumple and kicked him out for trying to kill Hook and destroy Storybrooke, and here we are now, seeing her crawl back to him. DX, I will always like her to some degree, simply 'cause she's a cutie, but she's not really strong or clever, so I understand why her fan base is rather small, lol.