Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-11058666-20150819040345/@comment-11058666-20150822222302

Y'all are saying that Rumple isn't ruined, but honestly, how is he not? He acted like a complete idiot in S4. Y'know, like one of those generic stupid villains. "MWAHAHAHA NOBODY CAN STOP ME FROM DESTROYING EVERYTHING EVEN THOUGH THIS PLAN WAS SUPER CLUMSILY THOUGHT-OUT." and boom, what do you know, his tiny little wife defeats him. Pathetic.

Maybe I'm a little biased 'cause I've never really liked Rumple that much. Also, I actually used to ship Rumbelle, but now I loathe it with the heat of a thousand suns since it's such an unhealthy, twisted relationship that reeks of Stockholm Syndrome. It's ruined Belle, y'know. Still, even though I've never been that much of a fan and I'm definitely not much of a fan now, I think he was totally OOC. He's supposed to be smart and cunning, and he was acting stupid and buffoonish. He's supposed to be complex, and he was acting totally 2-dimensional.

And I'm sorry, I feel absolutely no sympathy for him. Bad actions have consequences. He tried to destroy the town, so his heart became black. You can't whine about how nobody loves you when you've killed and tortured people for 300 years and still haven't kicked the habit. Dear god.