Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-24810267-20140802092017/@comment-16953943-20140910004213

 Rumple and Belle 

 My Opinion Of Them: I like both Rumple and Belle individually, and I also enjoy them as a couple for the most part.

 What I Think Should Happen: The situation with the dagger needs to be addressed, dealt with, and moved on from. I want to either see Rumple finally be complete 100% open, honest, and trusting of Belle or lose her completely. Enough of this back and forth nonsense. It's really getting old.

I also want Belle to stand up for herself. She needs to quit being a doormat. She can see the good in Rumple, and that's nice, but she's using it as a crutch. This isn't healthy.

However, if they do stay together, NO BABY. These two are far too ill equip to handle a child.

 Regina and Robin

 My Opinion Of Them: Regina is my favorite character on the show, and Robin is quite a good character himself. I love the idea of them being together (as it makes Regina happy), but there is something about the relationship that bothers me.

I don't like the pixie dust aspect of it. Regina and Robin had obvious chemistry from the start, and I really enjoyed that, but when she saw the tattoo, everything after that made me feel like Regina got with him so soon because she had the preconcieved notion that she should. The relationship didn't feel like it progressed naturally.

 What I Think Should Happen: I want this relationship to be put to the test. HARD. I want to feel as though, despite the pixie dust nonsense, these two characters have truly built a solid, believable relationship. I'll never feel like the preconcieved notion is truly gone from the back of thier minds, but at least it will feel like they truly worked hard to earn that relationship.

I'd also like Regina to get pregnant and have a little girl before the end of the series.

 Emma and Hook 

 My Opinion Of Them: I love both as individuals. Hook has a lot of funny one-liners, and Emma is the center of the show. However, I don't see or feel the chemistry between them. The relationship feels forced.

 What I Think Should Happen:  They split. I know Hook feels like he loves her, but I honestly got the impression she's more of a rebound. He didn't think he could love again until her, and yes, he finds her attractive. That's all well and good, but I think he feels more lust than love.

As far as Emma's side of things, I think she is emotionally overwhelmed from everything that has happened in her life in the past few years. She's learning how to feel again and is emotionally vulnerable. I don't think she really loves him as much as she just wants someone to be close to for now. I don't really think Hook is who Emma is truly ment for. I think she will not get her Happy Ending until closer to the end of the series.

I also have a problem with the way the relationship was handled. Despite the fact that Emma made it clear that she wasn't ready for a relationship, he insisted on trying to MAKE her love him, rather than listening to her and giving her the room to come around on her own. He constantly did everything he could to try to force her to like him. Even letting her believe he helped Ariel when he didn't. He pursued her like a obsessive stalker, which does NOT make for a healthy relationship.

 Snow and Charming 

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:22px;margin-bottom:0px!important;"> My Opinion Of Them:  They're ok, I guess, but probably the most boring couple on the show.

<p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:22px;margin-bottom:0px!important;"> What I Think Should Happen: They should stay in the background mostly from now on. Time to give other characters a chance to be seen. They got their happy ending. We don't really need to keep seeing them all the time.