Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-4467206-20161126101444/@comment-25926288-20161128030838

TrumpetofTheSwan wrote: Maybe not exactly balanced. I think it's that the light should dominate the darkness, but that doesn't mean you can get along without the darkness. Both must be present in some amount to make a whole person.

I think it's interesting that Good Regina is incapable of forgiveness. She almost seems... vengeful. That's something you'd expect from a villian. Maybe we're mistaken in labeling the two sides as pure good vs. bad at all. The "evil" sides keep claiming to be misunderstood, or mislabeled. Hyde was a case in point. So, the problem could lie there. Maybe it's passion vs. coolness,  action vs. inaction, and desire vs. contentment.

Also, after this episode I really feel bad for Rumple. I feel like Belle doesn't really listen to him. Her fear seems to fill in a lot for her before she's even heard his plans. Like he said, he has been trying to be good in his own way. It just always backfires. It might not if they weren't so disconnected by their mutual mistrust. Well, Rumple made mistakes and he's playing for them. Belle won't listen to him because of his failures and he's got noone to blame but himself.