Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26971388-20160501232230

I've been rewatching some of the older episodes, and im really confused about Belle's backstory. Her mother was killed sometime during the ogre wars, but in her handsome hero she mentions her mother. This would mean that her mother would have died sometime during her engement to Gaston. This confuses me because Gaston wasn't mentioned or seen anywhere in Family Business.

Another thing that confuses me about her is that in the episode Snow Drifts Belle sees Emma and Hook from the future (they weren't wearing their disguises then). This means that Belle would have known something fishy was going on with them (in the future). For those of you that say that Belle wouldn't remember, im pretty sure she would remember some stranger knowing her name because Rumple told them about her.

The last thing that confuses me is The Blue Fairy's constant confidence in Belle. I was thinking that maybe there might be some history between The Blue Fairy and Belle's mother. Maybe Blue was somehow involved in Colette's death and feels guilty about it? Maybe Colette was some kind of fairy? This would also explain Belle's expansive knowledge in magic.

I also think that the sleeping cuse on Belle could be a bigger plot than we thought. Maybe something happens to Rumple that leaves him trapped in the underworld, or something could be wrong with Zelena's sleeping curse (like you need your wost enemy's kiss or something) Anyway what do you guys think?  