Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-34563899-20180202235154/@comment-34563899-20180203232947

Aine1989 wrote: Okay this is my issue with your argument; you argue that Rumple pre Dark One was a "lovign husband" when he was not. He refused to even listen to or negotiate with Milah when she was clearly miserable, signed away her reproductive rights and used her love for Bae to force her to stay in line. Yes she said some mean things, but he fired the first shot. Rumple also planned to burn down a castle full of innocent people and murdered Zoso because iirc, he wounded his ego. Pre DO Rumple was an asshole and DO Rumple was an asshole.

No he did not "refuse to even listen or negotiate" with Milah. Dont you remember the episode where Baelfire gets attacked by that snake? When Milah is fetching some water or something he talks to her and tries to make things better for her.

​​Signed away *his* reproductive rights, not Milah's. And he did it to save his son from death. Nice try.

"used her love for Bae to force her to stay in line". You mean tried to get her to be a good mother to his son rather than spend all day in the tavern with Hook?

​​​​Rumple never mistreated Milah at all before he was the dark one.

"Murdered Zozo", true Rumple killed Zozo, *but* he did this in order to take his powers which he said earlier in that episode he would use to stop the ogres war and save all the conscripted soldiers from having to fight and die. So he killed Zozo to save many. Killing one person to save more than one person's lives in justified in my opinion.