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once-upon-a-ouat · 5 years

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Give me some Robin Mills HC's! Come on! I know you want to!!!

XD You’re right, I want to! Robin is one of my absolute most favorite new characters and I think she deserves more appreciation so here we go:

Had the Golds stayed in Storybrooke, Robin and Gideon would’ve been best friends much to Rumple’s chagrin. Belle and Zelena seemed to be forming some sort of friendship which only grew after they all became one big happy family. That resulted in Gideon and Robin spending a lot of time together and becoming close friends. Imagine all the trouble the son of the Dark One and the daughter of the Wicked Witch could’ve stirred together if they had been given the opportunity.

Before he left Storybrooke, Henry spent a lot of time with Robin. He was a very protective big cousin and was more like a big brother to her. He taught her how to read and write long before she started going to school and always made up the craziest bed time stories to tell her. They used to drink hot cocoa together but Robin liked hers with marshmallows instead of cinnamon.

Regina is partially guilty for Robin’s sweet tooth. She’d cook homemade sweets every time Robin wanted some, resulting in both of them getting scolded by Zelena. By the time Regina went to join Henry, Robin was a fan of home cooked treats and started making them herself. Soon after that she started learning how to put candy on basically every kind of food.

Robin’s favorite hobby was camping in the woods. She always wanted to spend her weekends at the forest, exploring the terrain and learning how to survive in there. Zelena always went with her even though she had no desire to spend time in the woods, but Robin’s enthusiasm was too endearing for her to deny her. Robin abandoned that hobby once she entered high school, though, and started practicing magic instead because that was way cooler than staying in the woods. Zelena was relieved that she didn’t have to spend more time sleeping on the forest floor instead of in a comfortable bed in Regina’s house but she was sad to see Robin give up on what she loved because it wouldn’t make her popular.

The first bracelet Robin made was saved for her mother even though they were fighting at the time, but honestly, when were they not fighting? Robin had just become teenager and fights have been a somewhat regular occurrence. Still, she thought that the first bracelet she ever made had to be for the most special person in her life and that was her mom. It was a green and black bracelet. Of course, since it was her first attempt, it wasn’t perfect, but Zelena loved it so much that she didn’t wear it for fear of losing it. Instead, she kept it safe in her room where she could look at it any time she wanted. Later on, Robin made her more bracelets to go with her various outfits, each and every one of them better than the previous, but none of them could replace that first ugly bracelet that Zelena loved so much.

The second bracelet Robin ever made was for her dad and she left it on his grave. She had nothing from him so she wanted him to have something from her at least.

The third one was for Alexandra (Ella’s daughter) who was her bestie. They were as different as their mothers but they got along really well. Robin liked to tease Alex for her passionate love of shoes, saying that it was very clichéd considering her lineage, and Alex would quip right back at her for her love of the color green. While they sassed each other, Robin was very protective of Alex and if someone said anything bad about Alex’s mother, she would spell them with the worst spell she knew. Alex was also protective over Robin though (since she was a little older) and once got in a fight on Robin’s behalf and won it (she had some fighting skills thanks to her father; meanwhile Robin’s family tends to lean more on magic and that was why Alex decided to take over). Unfortunately, they drifted apart once Robin started trying to develop her magic and started surrounding herself with people who could do magic since Alex wasn’t one of them.

Robin went to Ruby and Dorothy (who came back to Storybrooke to live with Granny (well, not with her, but close to her)) for advice when she had a crush on a girl because she was scared to tell her mom. Surprisingly, Dorothy was the one who encouraged her to go on and tell Zelena because she’d seen how much Zelena loved Robin and was certain that she would understand and accept it. She’d grown up with unsupportive parents and knew that Zelena was not that kind of person. So Robin took her advice and told her mom who of course was totally supportive about it even if she was a bit surprised at first. She even went to say that she was glad Robin wouldn’t have to deal with some playboy. (Also, Robin took the romantic advice of Ruby and Dorothy and it landed her a date.)

Robin being good at acting which I already wrote out in detail. It can be found on my blog (since tumblr is being a dick).

Well, that was fun and a lot easier than I expected it to be!

#once upon a time #ouat #robin mills #zelena #regina mills #henry mills #gideon gold #belle french #rumplestiltskin #alexandra boyd #ruby lucas #dorothy gale #headcanons #ask #theonceoverthinker #operation end

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believingispowerfulmagic · 5 years

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“The Dark Legacy” Chapter 1: A Foreboding Feeling

A/N: This is a rewrite of my fanfiction as I was not happy with how it was going and felt I could do so much better. I hope you all enjoy this new version. Thank you so much for your patience.

A/N 2: This is a sequel to my other fanfiction, The Prince of Darkness. I highly recommend reading that first to understand why Robin has magic, his connection to Camelot and the custody arrangement between Robin, Regina and Zelena.

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters and recognizable plots from Once Upon a Time. If I did, you bet Robin would still be alive.

Robin flipped the burgers on the grill with one hand and took a sip of his beer with the other. He looked over the bottle at Will, waving his friend over. “Can you see who wants cheeseburgers and who just wants plain hamburgers?” he asked.

“Sure,” Will replied. “I can tell you I want a plain hamburger, burnt.”

“I’ll drop it into the charcoals just for you,” Robin replied, rolling his eyes.

Will gave him a cheeky smile and a thumbs’ up. “Thanks, mate! I’ll be right back with everyone else’s orders.”

Robin watched his friend walk away and smiled. It had been awkward between them, mostly on Robin’s side, for several months after the Dark One had been destroyed. He recalled everything he had done while possessed by the great evil, sometimes waking from a nightmare in a cold sweat. The phantom feeling of holding Will’s beating heart in his hand combined with the memories of beating his friend so badly he ended up in the hospital gave him some of his worst pain. Guilt continued to gnaw at him and he did his best to make it up to Will, who had been very forgiving about everything. He had reminded Robin that he had once betrayed the legendary thief and that Robin had still forgiven him. They worked at their friendship and were on even better terms.

As always happened when he thought of his sins as the Dark One, his mind turned to what he considered the absolute worst—putting Regina in mortal danger. Often at night, his conscience tormented him with the images of her in his arms, bleeding out and struggling for air. He watched again as the light dimmed in her eyes and she grew limp in his hold. It squeezed his heart and made him feel like he was dying as well. His actions had almost cost him the woman he loved and he still was unable to forgive himself for that.

Phantom panic rose inside him and he glanced over to where Regina was sitting. She was dressed in a flowy red sundress that still did little to hide her baby bump, especially as she was almost at nine months and her due date was in a few weeks. Happiness radiated from her as she spoke with Mal and Mary Margaret, gently rocking Haven as the baby girl slept in her carrier, and relief spread through him.

She was fine as was the daughter growing inside her.

Will returned, grabbing a beer from the cooler. “Seven cheeseburgers, four hamburgers. Yes, that four includes mine.”

“Then that’s five, including mine, and seven cheeseburgers. Thank you, Will,” Robin said, pulling out the cheese. He placed slices on seven different hamburgers before closing the grill cover again.

Picking up his beer again, Robin took a long swig as his eyes scanned the yard. Little John chased Henry and Roland around, stomping around like a giant or an ogre as the two boys worked together to take him down. Despite the age gap, Henry never appeared to mind playing with Roland and for that, Robin was grateful. Roland had been through a lot of change in the past year and a half—from being transported from the Enchanted Forest to here in Storybrooke, having the memories of his mother who was really just Zelena in disguise erased, losing Robin to the darkness, moving in with Regina and Henry, gaining a little sister and about to gain another one. It certainly was a lot for the little boy.

Henry had been a life-saver during this time—quite literally in one sense, Robin realized. He had stepped up from the moment Regina had brought Roland into their house, keeping the promise she had made to Robin to take care of the boy, and made sure Roland had felt comfortable despite the fact his father was gone. And then he continued to take care of Roland during Robin’s darkest days, keeping the boy safe and entertained while everyone tried to save Robin from the darkness. In the end, it had been Henry who had done that, giving Roland his father back.

Robin was very proud to call Henry his son and he hoped one day, Henry would be proud to call him his father.

“You going to check on those burgers?” Will asked, interrupting his musing as he motioned to the grill. “I doubt everyone likes theirs burnt like I do.”

“Shit!” Robin set down his beer and opened the grill cover, letting out a sigh of relief when he saw the burgers weren’t charred.

Will chuckled, giving him a playful slap. “You lucked out, mate. Course, you probably could’ve used your magic to fix it.”

Pulling a face as he started to transfer the burgers to the serving platter, Robin shook his head. “I don’t like to use my magic for something like that. The food doesn’t taste as good when one uses magic.”

“Oh, really? Is that a fact?” Will asked teasingly.

“I think so,” Henry said, approaching them. His cheeks were red and he was panting from his game with Roland and Little John. “Mom says the same thing. She says magic can’t replicate her secret ingredient.”

Will raised his eyebrow. “And what would that be?”

“Love,” Robin and Henry replied in unison, the two grinning at each other when they finished.

“Oh, come on,” Will said, scoffing. “Like Regina would be that sentimental, even about her cooking and to you two.”

Robin glanced over at Henry, who nodded. He turned his head. “Hey, Mom, what’s the one ingredient you can’t magic?”

“Love,” she called out, frowning. “Why?”

Will gaped at her. “Really?”

She crossed her arms. “You’ve got a problem with that, Scarlet? Doubt I could put some love into my food?”

It was easy banter between friends and Robin knew there was no real fire behind his wife’s words. So he just stood back, making sure Will’s burger got as burnt as possible, and watched his friend and Regina go back and forth.

“Are you going to watch those two tease each other all day or are you going to serve us those burgers?” David asked, coming up behind Robin and clapping his shoulder.

Robin chuckled, handing him the platter. “Sorry. Can you hand these out for me?”

“Sure. Make the guests do all the work,” David said with a smile. He then winked at Robin, heading back to the table.

Turning to his friend, Robin clapped him on the back. “Come on. You can continue heckling my wife at the table.”

“Is my burger burnt?” Will asked, looking at him suspiciously.

“To a crisp,” Robin replied, pulling the charred burger from the grill. He showed it to Will, who nodded in approval, and then placed it on a plate. He held it out to his friend. “Here you go.”

Will thanked him, taking the plate and his beer to follow Robin to the table. He took a seat by Little John, ribbing their larger friend about all the condiments he had placed on his cheeseburger. Little John took shots at how burnt Will’s burger was and the friendly banter continued as they started to eat.

Robin sat next to Regina, taking his burger as he checked on Haven. She continued to sleep in her carrier, undisturbed by the conversations buzzing around her. Haven was a good sleeper, something that he and Regina appreciated late at night.

“Papa, can you help me put ketchup on my hamburger?” Roland asked him, kneeling on the bench next to Robin. He held the ketchup bottle in one hand and had placed his plate on the table.

“Of course,” he said, taking the bottle from his son. He shook it and squeezed the ketchup out to create a smiley face. “There you go.”

Roland chuckled. “Thank you, Papa.”

The boy moved down the table to sit with Little John, Will and Henry. Emma took his abandoned spot, picking up a cheeseburger from the plate. “Thanks for the food, Robin,” she said.

“You’re welcome,” he said. “This is my first barbecue and I’m happy it turned out well.”

“We’ll make a regular Joe of you yet, Robin Hood,” she teased.

He kept smiling but he knew his brow furrowed from confusion. “Regular Joe? Isn’t that coffee?”

Emma laughed before saying: “Well, people call coffee ‘cup of joe’ and I think Granny has a special with the name ‘Regular Joe’ but it’s just a way of calling someone ‘normal.’”

“Don’t worry, mate,” Killian said, raising his beer to Robin. “Confuses the hell out of me too.”

Haven’s nose scrunched up as she frowned, squirming in her carrier. She let out soft whimpers and Robin knew she was trying to fight waking up. He reached over to pick her up but Emma beat him to it. “I’ve got it. We can spend some quality godmother-goddaughter time together,” she said, rocking Haven as she continued to fuss.

“She’s probably hungry,” Regina told Emma. “There’s a bottle in the fridge you can heat up for her.”

Emma nodded, taking Haven into the house as Robin placed her carrier on the ground so he could see the others at the end of the table. Mary Margaret smiled, giving him a wave. “Thanks for the party, you two,” she told him and Regina.

“Thank you for coming,” he said, wrapping his arm around Regina. “We’re glad everyone could make it.”

“Well, I’m not one to pass up free food,” Little John said, patting his rotund stomach as he smiled at them.

Regina hummed. “No one would ever accuse you of that, John. Don’t worry.”

Everyone laughed, John the loudest. His wife and best friends had settled into an easy friendship now, each teasing each other as much as the other. It warmed Robin to see how much his Merry Men accepted his new family.

“I propose a toast,” David said, raising his beer high. Everyone followed suit with their own drinks and he smiled at them. “To Robin and Regina, for a wonderful family gathering. Thank you.”

Everyone echoed the sentiments before taking sips of their drinks. Robin took a sip of his beer before finally digging into his burger. It still wasn’t as good as Granny’s but the flavors of the meat and charcoal still tasted delicious. He was definitely going to love barbecuing, especially for his family.

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theonceoverthinker · 6 years

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OUAT 2X19 - Lacey

I don’t know what this episode LACED itself with, but I’m tripping over how good it is!

Read below the cut and find out why!

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Mr. Gold enlists the aid of David to help him try to jog Belle’s now cursed memories and get her to love him again; and when it is revealed that the magic beans Anton and the dwarves have been harvesting have begun to grow and could possibly transport everybody home, Emma is torn over whether she would want to live in fairytale land or stay in our world. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Rumplestiltskin forces Belle to accompany him on a hunt to kill a thief, whom she had freed in the name of mercy. General Thoughts - Characters/Stories/Themes and Their Effectiveness Past I love this flashback. We get to see the first chronological bit of good that Belle sees in Rumple, and it feels pretty earned. The structure here is good, showing Rumple reveal more and more of his goodness as it progresses while still not shying away from the more monstrous aspects of his personality. I’ll talk about that shortly, but that is so important to do when making a Rumple centric. And Belle is fantastic here too! While believing that Rumple can change, she’s true to her desire to be a hero and isn’t afraid to dole out vigilante kindness, something she does later on in the series! Present LACEY IS MY QUEEN! Look, I know that she’s little more than a one off in a lot of respects, but fuck it. I love this character. She’s part Valkyrie and part Cruella, a total boozer, but a wickedly fun time, too! Lacey is not just the anti-Belle, but she’s someone so fun and distinct. She drinks and plays pool and listens to rock music and is okay with beating the crap out of people! But what makes her so great in my eyes is how strong she is in her convictions that she’s not Belle and that Rumple has to respect her identity. I just love how she refuses to be projected on!

For as much as I like Emma, I feel because barely any time was dedicated to her subplot regarding returning home (Apart from giving Regina her first inklings of suspicion about the beans, which she could’ve learned through other means, honestly), it would’ve been better off being cut in favor of some DESPERATELY needed Rumple/Neal screen time. That having been said, I liked two and a half of the three scenes that the subplot revolved around for the stellar character interactions. All Encompassing More than anything, I appreciate this episode for how it handles Rumple’s character in both realms. Rumple is a difficult character to do because he cannot nor should be Woobie-fied. Here is a great example: Rumple has a monstrous nature. It’s not one that can’t be overcome and the narrative sets out to show that much, but it, even more than his cane, is his crutch for when he feels like the people in his life let him down. When outside influences of good can’t be depended on for a moral dessert, Rumple will default back to that nature. And when they can (Or at least give him a good ole pep talk), he proves himself capable of taking it down. What works about this episode for me is how that mindset is not framed as a good thing. Rumple’s reliance on his more monstrous nature as a crutch may have earned Lacey’s affections, but that aspect of the ending is not framed positively (Everything from the music to the lighting to the parallels to the past says as much), nor should it. Insights - Stream of Consciousness -The most unrealistic thing about this dream sequence is the fact that Rumple would ever hold a birthday party in his shop. I mean, look at that cake! He wouldn’t be smiling! He’d be grumbling about how frosting was getting all over the counter the whole time! -So Rumple CAN sleep! His bed is comfy! I’m just going to HC that one can either imbue sleep upon themselves with magic or that as one gets more seasoned with the Dark One curse, they can sleep. -This entire bit with Regina and Rumple realizing they’re family just cracks me up! -I really love the set that Regina and Rumple walk through during their conversation. I wish we got to see it more often. The windy path and the red fences make it damn memorable! -I like how Belle has finally accepted that Belle is her name! About time! -”You’ve been locked up long enough.” True dat. -Rumple, that pillow is gonna do fuck all to drown out Belle’s sobbing. She can’t press her head into that! -Rumple, that was a very un-you like way of poofing! -I love Rumple’s flair for the dramatics with that fucking arrow! I love you, you little shit! -”All magic comes with a price, and in your case, dearie, that’s me.” Is it just me, or does that sound like the opening to a Rumple/Robin Hood porno? XD -”I’m sure Mr. Gold will be thrilled.” He will by the end of the episode! XD -”The package.” Well, he certainly does have that, but just call him Hook! -Yes! Whoever is dangerous will matter if you go back to your land! Stop them here first! -Awww! I love seeing Anton! And he’s good at darts! Now I want him to play with Killian! FIC IDEA!!! -Grumpy! Why are you being so mean to Anton! Did you two have a domestic? -Anton is just the sweetest!!!! I just want to give him a huuuuggg! -”After what I did to Cora, I think restoring our land is the best way to mend it.” HOW?! Like, how would that work? Cora would still be dead (not that I believe for a second what you did was wrong, but I get it: guilt) and as Emma pointed out: “DANGER.” -Unngghh. I hate the latter half of this Charming family scene. Snow and David are offering Emma nothing but platitudes (And empty ones) in the face of her very real concerns. -I love Rumple’s pissed off face in the hospital. He looks like he sucked on a lemon. -I love the bartender at the Rabbit Hole! He’s so nice and proud of the joint, but still smart enough to be afraid of Rumple! -Lacey in that blue sleeveless top makes me...feel things. Very gay things. By the way, does Red Lace (Ruby/Lacey) exist? And if not, why not? -Rumple’s biggest act of cruelty is making Belle wear a fucking ball gown for however long it was between when Belle and Rumple first made their deal and when Rumple finally got her another dress. -Belle is such a BAMF with how she saves Robin Hood? -”I’m sorry. Do I look like a one-handed pirate with a pistol?” No, but you would ROCK that look! -Okay, the more I hear Regina talk about Neal, the more I want Rumple and Neal to CONVERSE! Like seriously! It’s been three episodes at this point! -SHEEP BROOOOOOOOSSSS!!! -I gotta say, I don’t appreciate the Lacey shaming, Rumple. -”David Nolan still won Mary Margaret’s heart.” No, he didn’t! -”Overpraised lasagna.” I take back what I said earlier: THIS is your biggest act of cruelty, Rumple! -”Someone who’d have killed all of you.” THANK YOU, RUMPLE! -”If you do, for the first time ever, I’m gonna owe you a favor.” DO IT!!! Like, pun intended, that is an offer good as Gold! XD -Gotta admire Belle’s poker face as Rumple prepares to torture Robin! XD -Jeez! Way to make Rumple sound like Gaston with her schtick about books! -”People who steal magic never have good intentions.” Speaking from experience or something, Rum Rum? -Rumple, you’re at a 10 and you need to come down to like an 8, okay? Cool. -I love Lacey listing off all of these bands and I completely HC that Weaver rocks out to ALL of them! -You can just see the cogs in Lacey’s brain twirl as she decides to give his suit-claden square a chance! XD -”Don Juan was nothing before he made a deal with me.” Rumple is basically the Hitch of the OUAT world! XD - I love how Emma is trying so damned hard to get along with Regina while also not losing the bite in her that someone would have after Regina and Cora tried killing her family. -I fucking love Lacey! She knows she on a date with the richest guy in town and she is gonna string him along for every fucking cent! XD Chicken parm and white wine? Hell yeah! -Lacey, stay forever! Like, I want Belle to take that serum so we can keep Lacey because she is just amazing! What a personality! What a funny and dark woman! -”I see a man who wouldn’t hurt anyone.” Rumple...you are something special, man. Warped, but special. -Lacey, I know you’re about to ditch, but at least glug some of that GIANT ASS glass of free wine you just got! Like, for fucking real! -Thank you, Rumple for finally giving Belle a dress she can conceivably move in! -”What would people think if I spared the life of someone who stole from me?” Considering you tortured him for a short while and the only reason he escaped was because of a third party, they’d probably still be pretty scared! -Belle ROCKS those gloves! -Sheriff, quit while you’re ahead! -Marian!!!! Hi!!!! -Honestly, Rumple, you’d be better off if Robin didn’t die. Then TWO people could ward off people from breaking deals with you. -”You are not the kind of man to leave a child fatherless.” As @onceuponatimeihadalife pointed out, you can see how these words affect Rumple. He’s reminded of both the prophecy he got from the Seer AND how Bae was left fatherless by his and Milah’s actions. It’s such a cleverly written show of Rumple’s other soft spot and how Belle on some level gets Rumple, even this early in their time together. -”She may have loved you, but I am not her.” LACEY FUCKING ROCKS MY SOCKS! I love how adamant Lacey is about her own identity! She forces Rumple to understand that she won’t be pushed into being someone she isn’t just to be his manic pixie dream girl, and that loudness is just fantastic. -”New guy always buys.” With what money?! -Ooh! I love that tracing magic Regina uses! It not only looks pretty, but is such a smart move on her part! -I feel bad for Keith. The one time he’s not the worst, he gets beat up for it. -Seeing Neal carry Henry is both funny and adorable! -Awwww! August and Henry are buddies!!! -Killian’s baccccck!!! And in fully bondage (I’m willing to bet @killian-whump appreciates that)!!! Arcs - How are These Storylines Progressing? The Storybrooke Citizens Going Home - This arc honestly hasn’t left much of an impression on me. I’d say it was due to lack of suspense, but even on this go around, I’ve found arcs that I knew the ending of to still be thrilling. This one, less so. It’s barely been brought up, and in this episode, we’ve barely seen Emma take the time to really go into greater details about her...dil-EMMA! And I don’t get everyone’s hurry to get out of town because there’s just as much danger back in the Enchanted Forest, even without Rumple and Regina (And even still, they could totally get there, let’s not fool ourselves). Rumple getting back to his son - I’m kind of frustrated that it’s been THREE episodes since Rumple and Neal spoke to each other in a scene. THREE. Rumple spent a century trying to get back to his son. I feel like he should be all but hounding Neal to spend time together. I want to see the payoff to this passion that drove Rumple to create (or at the very least steal) a curse that would screw over an entire land! Even just a one off acknowledgement of him trying to see Neal would be great! But no! Favorite Dynamic Sheep Bros. Not much to say here, but David and Rumple have a great rapport and seeing David help Rumple woo (or seemingly woo) Lacey is just funny! Josh and Robert have great chemistry and seeing Rumple and David’s personalities clash is a real treat! Writer Adam and Eddy have really had a terrific season! They’ve landed several astounding episodes, and I’m happy to say that this is another! There’s a very careful balance with character depiction and storytelling balance on display in this episode. Rumple and Lacey’s characters are handled so delicately. With Rumple, I like how there is no ambiguity of the fact that his morality can change on a dime. He has the power over how he conducts himself, and he very much values gratification for his efforts and will change his tune should things not work out in his favor. With Lacey, A&E went a long way to ensure that Lacey was someone who was annoying to Rumple, but not to the audience. She’s funny and the sheer fact of how much of an opposite to Belle she is just makes for an engaging ride! I did however not enjoy some of the dialogue. To me, some of the lines were either deceptive of character traits or a little heavy on platitudes. Culture I have thoughts on exactly who Lacey is as a character, mostly in regard to whether or not she is Belle’s true cursed form. I personally don’t think Lacey is Belle’s true cursed form, and I come to that conclusion based on not only pre-Regina instances of her cursed self, but the cursed selves of others. First, let’s talk about Belle post-memory wipe. If you recall, Sneezy had a memory wipe too, but he strictly reverted to his original cursed version. In the same manner, so did Belle. And when we finally got some extended scenes with her, we see she’s nothing like Lacey. While pretty panicked due to all the magical stuff and the car accident and all, she’s more or less pretty similar to her real self. Just listen to Belle’s kindness when Rumple talks to her early on in this episode at the hospital. Those words could’ve so come out of Belle’s mouth just as easily. She’s all set out to help Rumple aspire to be good and even shows him some real kindness again!

That brings me to my second point. When we look at the cursed Storybrooke characters like Snow, Charming, Ruby, and Grumpy in comparison to their real selves, there’s so such dramatic deviation the likes of Belle and Lacey. Their personalities chime much closer to home with maybe one or two differing qualities (Ex. Snow’s missing her bravery as MM, Charming’s missing his sense of honor as cursed David). This holds true for Belle’s memory wiped self pre-Regina far more than post-Regina.

So what does that make Lacey? IMHO, a corruption -- possibly even a reset. Regina clearly magicifies that matchbox to give Belle false memories, and the ensuing personality is something that is only made to screw over Rumple. In the past, Regina didn’t put much effort into Belle’s cursed form because as far as she knew, Rumple would never discover her. However, now that she’s about to be a player in Rumple’s life, Regina decides to stop her influence. I mean, I know Rumple claims they’re her “cursed” memories, but I don’t know, it just doesn’t seem right to me.

At the same time though, as I was writing this, I had a great conversation with @mrs-stiltskin where she pointed out that Belle’s relatively tamer pre-Regina cursed personality was more of a result of being a blank slate and Lacey was the actual creation of a personality, and that’s an interpretation that I also readily accept, AND it supports Rumple and Regina’s words too! Rating Golden Apple. What more can I even say? The story and its execution are fantastic. A&E balanced Rumple and Lacey like fucking katana swords. It’s a charming story (pun always intended) that’s pretty freakin’ funny when it needs to be while also being emotionally satisfying. Even the stuff I didn’t like gave way to some good scenes and I only disliked them because there was more that I wanted to see (*cough* RUMPLE AND NEAL *cough*). Flip My Ship - Home of All Things “Shippy Goodness” Rumbelle - The past has some pretty good Rumbelle. For one thing, I love how Rumple stumbles over trying to explain why he didn’t kill Belle. Suuuuuure, Rumple. Also, you gotta love how Rumple gives the Sheriff of Nottingham the most well deserved punishment ever for attempting to trade Belle like cattle! XD Also, that hug post-sparing was just ADORABLE!!! Finally, the library scene shows the first inklings of Rumple falling in love with Belle as their themes merge and the thematically binding line of the episode is spoken. AND before we go into Golden Lace territory, let’s talk about some present Rumbelle. Just look at Belle’s face and voice when Rumple appears in the hospital alive! She’s so happy!!! And it’s so nice how now that they’re able to talk, Belle can connect with Rumple so much more easily. Finally, I really like how angry Rumple gets at Regina for forcing Belle to revert to her cursed self. Golden Lace - Rumple is trying so freakin’ hard to impress Lacey and it’s adorable! Look at him tripping over himself as he tries to hold the menu at Granny’s! It’s honestly adorable! And Lacey couldn’t be more thirsty for Rumple’s darkness if she was locked in fucking Care-a-lot for a year beforehand! I love this bit of ANOTHER villain ship!!! Swanfire - Emma and Neal only get two minutes together, but they take full advantage of it! I like how Emma and Neal, while not fully knowledgeable of the other’s situation, are able to understand each other. And they have some nice chemistry! Aww! And Neal believes in Emma’s ability to figure the truth of August’s message out! ()()()()()()()()() What a great episode!!!! Thank you for reading my review and to the fabulous folks at @watchingfairytales! Btw, after exactly one vote (Thanks, Sarah!), I have decided to combine the finale review! It’s gonna be a LONG one!

Next time, while Lacey may be my queen, there’s another one just waiting to be in the spotlight once more. See you guys then! Season 2 Tally (157/220) Writer Tally for Season 2: Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis: (50/60) Jane Espenson (35/50) Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg (31/50) David Goodman (24/30)* Robert Hull (24/30)* Christine Boylan (17/30) Kalinda Vazquez (28/30)* Daniel Thomsen (18/20)* * Indicates that their work for the season is complete

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