Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1894786-20151102014307/@comment-25926288-20151102195058

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Edward Zachary Sunrose wrote: Well, think of it this way.

Rumple's hurt all of them directly. He killed Milah (Hook), manipulated them into provoking Regina to enact the Curse (Snowing) and well... ruined her life (Regina). And only Hook had a brief glimpse into the man Rumple was before.

Meanwhile, they all know pre-Dark One Emma extremely well. They know she would never hurt Henry.

If your family is killed by a mental patient, you blame the killer, not the illness. But if your relative is a violent mental patient, you blame the illness, not the person.

It's a matter of perspective, and the fact that the writers did give Belle that moment where she can't believe her family would leave her in the lurch like that proves that they are looking at both points of view. I agree with all of this. Thank you so much for posting. Everyone that he did that too saw the Dark One and not Rumple. I'm just applying what they said about Emma to Rumple. They don't blame Emma for what she's doing as Dark One, but they blame Rumple for everything he has done as Dark One. It's a double standard. I like that they have it, but I fear it might not be addressed.

Plus, it still shows Belle as an outsider amongst the group. At least, Hook could let Belle down a tad more softly. Saying he had more chances than anyone is not the best way to put it. Say that they can't rely on that or something.

At least, it's seen by some fans that it is a double standard. I mean for Belle's sake. It reminded me of 3x11 when Rumple died and noone comforted her.