Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5521796-20130130052521/@comment-5715047-20130130211904

I think  it has nothing to do with Rumple, it more has to do with Hook hurting Belle is why people are upset with Hook. Believe it or not Belle is a popular character, and to see her be brought to the line of fire like is uncalled for. Belle never went out of her way to try to harm Hook in a physical or emotional level, and the only times she did harm him is because of self defense.

Now Milah who left Rumple and abandone Bae without a note, and later blamed Rumple's cowerdice for her abandoning him. Throught out that time she  didn't ask about Bae, or if she knew what happened she didn't use the magic bean to go where he was. She was pretty horrible to him, but despite this knowledge I do agree Rumple did go to far in killing her. He could of  let go of his anger, and left Milah with the Bean and be reunited with Baefire instead he killed her. Loosing another chance of him being reunited with his son.

I will say this now what Hook and Rumple did was equally bad, but I have to say Milah was asking for it by insulting an empowered Rumple. Not to say Belle wasn't doing her fair share of annoying Hook, but i think the situation is a bit diffrent.

To Aqua Mara Him taking Belle memories away isn't the only bad thing we seen him do he torchered Archie for information and taking out Aurora heart. (Which by the way it wasn't even Cora idea, nor did it cross her mind to do.)  In my book that is some pretty horrible things.