Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20170620115041

Ya know, looking back on season 6, this popped up. In tandem with my thread about the movement of character pawns to do whatever the plot dictates, this relationship appears to be one of these....weird actions. However, is there an merit to this relationship? Let's find out.

Pros

1. Rumple has been with Cora and Zelena, so it was bound to happen, especially with Rumple saying Reigna reminded him of her mother.

2. Showing Queenie's incompleteness. Having her do desparate things in an attempt for love displays what she lacks.

Cons

3. The Flashback usage. A Bitter Draught was the only episode to really show any possible "anything" between the two. However, it's better off being a weird occasion as Rumple is a weird character. Noone can really expect Rumple to have flirted with the woman who pryed Belle from him. Yes, that flashback was during the time Regina had Belle.

4. The potential father aspect. When it was possible for Regina to be the daughter of Rumple, everything played a straight teacher-student relationship. Since that's not a possibility, it still seems like a stretch to jump from possible father to possible lover.

5. Backlash. I don't think I've found a single person that liked it, yet. Hopefully with this thread there will be some. It even seems like there was a dislike of this concept on the acting side (based on comments from a recent convention).

6. Payoff. It really didn't go anywhere. It made Rumple looks worse. Belle didn't even give a single bit. It made the Queen look desparate and foolish, but then simply went back to their animosity towards each other. Plus, Robin was totally tossed under a bus during that time period. No mention of Robin really, but a ton of Rumple and Regina kisses (probably more onscreen romance than OQ).

What do you think? Loved the occasion of unexpected love? Did it payoff in the way that you expect? Will it possibly play into the future? Feel free to share and yes, picture those scenes at your heart's content. XD 