Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-24722049-20150308032032/@comment-5106672-20150310145353

Dark Fantasy1990 wrote: GothicNarcissus wrote: Sorry, I just can't justify Neal, son of Rumple-"all magic comes with a price"-stiltskin aka The Dark "screwing around with magic to get to his son had extreme and terrible consequences for everybody" One, for the way he died. Gosh, even Belle tried to warn him, but he went on anyways. Why won't anybody learn from their families' mistakes in this show?

On the other hand, Zelena's is still murder by proxy and from Rumple's perspective, that was a good reason to kill her, along with all the enslavement, mind-control, (mild?) sexual assaults and threats to his trophy girlfriend err, True love, nephew and extended family (provided he ever gave a damn about them in the first place). I'm very sorry for the character because I loved Zelena, but in Rumple's wrong, twisted ways, that was the first thing to do. If anything, I mercilessly blame him for the way he used Belle to get himself an alibi. Don't forget grandson.

Grandson. Yeah, sorry. XD I meant that, but the word for "grandson" and "nephew" is the same in Italian and I got confused. I meant Henry, of course. XD

MyPretties wrote: Rumplestiltskin didn't deserve to have his vengeance. He himself had a large part in creating two of the greatest evils the Enchanted Forest has ever seen. This is a man who made deals offering personal gain for two men in return for them taking part in the crushing of a woman's spirit, all in order to twist and turn that woman into a monster who he could then strategically manipulate into casting an unfathomable curse across the land. Backing her into a corner to where she'd think she'd have no other choice but to cast it. Well, in Rumple's mind, he had every right to get his revenge. That's how his character works. But ultimately yes, he did create a monster out of Zelena (or gave a huge contribution) and paid the price of 300 years of magic manipulation in full through her.