Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-4467206-20161126101444/@comment-25926288-20161128032457

TrumpetofTheSwan wrote: Regina made more mistakes, and she was able to make a permanent change with consistant support from her family. Zelena almost did too. She only backslide when she lost her support from Regina.

Belle often lets her fear drive her to action without really listening to Rumple. Just saying, Rumple seems to crave a fresh start without all the hangups and mistrust. She might do well to forgive and forget, like the heroes did with the maniac serial killer, aka Regina.

If he just wanted to go on and be pure evil he would have lept into Queenie's arms and never left. He must see something in goodness, or he wouldn't love or want to be with Belle.

He was wrong, but forgiveness like what Regina recieved may be the only way forward. He has to show heroic deeds before someone will give him the chance. It's called establishing trust. Noone trusted Regina until she actually was willing to sacrifice herself for the town. And she still had trouble with everyone trusting her.