Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-6252544-20130724184245/@comment-23697155-20130929223658

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Belle and Rumpel have kissed many times now after the town's curse was broken. Perhaps under such conditions it "half-broke" the dark one's curse on Rumpel, leaving him with his ordinary appearance and some power, but not nearly as strong as he used to be, hence the sort of half-and-half look.

Or maybe the producers just got tired of all that make-up. ;p