Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26116863-20150512000952/@comment-26088930-20150512165954

As far as his relationship with Belle, everything is on new terms now. He's not influenced by the Dark One anymore and that may be enough for Belle to regain faith in him and go back to him. Before you crticize her for this remember that real-life people find themselves in very similar situations all the time and it's not viewed as negative. If you've ever known an addict you understand how little control they have over themselves and their actions. It's an illness. The Dark One was basically a manifestation of addiction (essentially like the worst case of addiction you could ever have cause it's an actual living thing inside of him) and now that it's gone it's like he's in rehab. He should be able to have a chance at redemption and a clean start like all real-world addicts. Would you judge the wife of an addict for going back to her husband after a seperation when they commit to rehabilitaiton? No! And if you do, you're a pretty sh***y person.