Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-27060727-20170218051023/@comment-25926288-20170223052627

Not to get controversial (as many know my stance on ship-related matters), no one should be surprised by Rumple and Belle working to get her to save their son. Nothing has shown them being back together, so it's speculative. In any case, if they did recommit themselves to a relationship it should come to noone's surprise. (It's exactly the case when people thought Hook would die and stay dead, which should shock no one that he obviously wouldn't stay dead.)

The writers don't view them as toxic and from their perspective, I can see that. They just push the line of what's acceptable further away. But alas, I don't want to derail the thread because all the major relations have toxic elements to them.