Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-30258394-20161018024847/@comment-25926288-20161018205349

Original writers can easily write their characters OOC. That is proven in this show (Like why would Rumple want to take over the world in season 4? He never showed any desire to and it was never brought up since.)

Noone is OOC in this early part of Season 6. Rumple was a controlling person from Milah to Belle, nothing much different. Rumple got a haircut because Robert Carlyle got a haircut, plus it could parallel Jekyll and Hyde. If you choose to follow the story, you'd see that Rumple was likely about to try some change as he loves Belle; this is consistent as he never tried to change anything with Milah, or Cora, or anyone until (Baelfire and) Belle.

Belle has been acting this was since season 5. Belle is hurt, doesn't want a relationship with Rumple, then decides against her better judgement to give him another chance. Rumple ruins that second chance and Belle tries to work it out, but Rumple refuses to change. Drama ensues. Rumple, in the 6 premiere, seems to be willing to change (which I believe he was), but Belle wants separation. Rumple respects that but he does try to help (in unhelpful ways). Belle notices the haircut, signifying that Rumple may be trying to be a better man, but his actions show otherwise.

(Rumbelle is legit a representation of fans and the show)

Lol, and Rumple always goes soft on Belle, but in 6x04, hes's given up on that, just as Belle has given up on trying to see the good in him.

OOC means out of character and none of them were out of character....which means that they do not act like themselves and so far they do.

From 4b to present, they have been consistently in character.