Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-4772791-20160218074223/@comment-24183764-20160218134137

If I'm honest your argument seems pretty black and white and when you're dealing with humans, even fictional characters, that isn't what you should do. There's a lot of grey areas especially with Belle's situation.

Belle believes in rehabilitation and wants to believe in Rumple's love for her and to say she's evil for that is to say pretty much every human is evil for believing in loved ones.

To be honest I'm pretty sure Belle is actually the nicest character in the show without being a total hypocrite. She knows her values pretty well and has done very little to compromise those values.

I also want to say that the whole Lacey thing actually helps prove that, while most SB counterparts are mirror images of the EF characters, not ALL of the cursed counterparts correspond to their original identities. For example the cursed Ruby was very flirtatious and was hinted to be a bit more promiscuous in season 1; whereas she's slightly more reserved in other seasons. This contradicts Red's personality as she's much more reserved due to her... "time of the month" problem.