Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26116863-20161009211142

Rumple's story has strayed pretty far from the original, so I've been wondering exactly what you would call the genre of his story so far, besides "a fairytale". Could his story be an anti-romance? I'm having trouble finding information on this genre, but wikipedia says "

''"An  anti-romance, sometimes referred to as a  satire, is a type of story characterized by having an  apathetic or self-doubting  anti-hero cast as the  protagonist, who fails in the object of his journey or struggle. Most anti-romances take place in urban settings, and frequently feature insanity, depression, and the meaning of reality as major themes. An anti-romance is the  antithesis of a  romance. "''

I know he's an anti-hero; he uses questionable means to attain generallly noble ends. But also, things always seem to go tragically wrong for him, no matter what he does.

In light of his attempt to be "The Light One", the ultimate chivalrous romantic hero, and his subsequent failure, I'd almost say that his complete failure to redeem himself was a form of dark humor on the part of A&E.

They are mocking us and our expectations. Stop expecting Rumple to change, because that's not how this type of story ends. 