Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-27060727-20160929050506/@comment-25926288-20161115131523

Script tease link:

Guys, welcome back to "Do They Even". In episode 4, Gold is controlling and abusive, Belle is standoffish. In episode 7, Gold shows that deep down he could change, but is afraid of failure; Belle has hope. In episode 8, Gold is controlling and abusive, Belle can't wait to win. In episode 9, according to this teaser, Gold is reflective and Belle has hope.

I know some people are done with Rumple, and likewise Rumple and Belle's relationship, because it's push-pull, back and forth, getting worse and worse with the writers likely not seeing it at all.

The promo shows threatening and evil Gold, but the teaser shows wooby and comtemplative Gold. I really question if the writers read the previous episode scripts. I know they are busy, but they should. Belle shouldn't be "You can change, Rumple" every other episode and then every other episode saying "You are the beast and so evil, nothing else!"

Adam and Eddy (1) makes both reflective. Adam and Eddy (4) makes Rumple into an abusive husband. Jane (7) gives him some real motivation for Rumple. The writers for 8 turns them into an estranged couple with the abusive husband. Now, 9 writers will try both......I guess this is them trying for ANGST, but it's manufactured and it's the whole season 2 Evil Queen issue. Yeah, let's show Regina redemptive, but also show her commiting mass murder because we want it both ways!