Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26443838-20160111023755/@comment-25926288-20160322214620

Farerb wrote: This is where they got their inspiration from:

Angel: “You shouldn’t have to touch me when I’m like this.”      Buffy: “Oh...I didn’t even notice.”

All I can say is that 1. Buffy did it better. 2. Buffy is 16 years old in that scene, this is a normal thing a 16 year old girl would say, not a 30 year old woman, but OUAT likes to infantilize their characters cause ships drama and angst is what drives this show nowadays. I would agree and disagree because Rumple and Belle are hardly "infantilized" as it's akin to an abusive relationship, a slight misogyni---traditional values male Rumple and enabl---cheerleade--um, wife-material Belle. Actually, Rumbelle and Snowing act like the older couples and it's not to far off from the others agewise.