Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26116863-20151103000104/@comment-26116863-20151103002255

I think that if she doesn't get frustrated with him and leave, she'll figure out that she can be brave for the both of them. They started having her go in this direction when she realized that Rumple wasn't going to stop Merida, so she took charged and pulled the rug out from under her. I hope they continue to have her do stuff like that, instead of trying to make Rumple be someone he's not.

Also, even though Rumple is scaredy, he makes up for it by being smart. Belle wa so obsessed with staying. and being brave that she didn't realize that the best thing to do in that instance was to leave town as Rumple wanted. That way Emma wouldn't have had anyone to draw the sword, and no way to coerce Rumple to come back. Now Emma has the sword. Which is exactly what they didn't want to happen.

What exactly did they accomplish by going back, besides being chased by a bear and then pretending to make a deal with Emma?