‘Once Upon a Time’ season 2 spoilers: Feel sorry for Rumpelstiltskin
We never really expected to say the words that are in the title, but we very much do see Rumpelstiltskin in a whole new light just by watching the newest sneak peek released for Sunday night’s new “Once Upon a Time.”
So what are we going to see from Robert Carlyle’s character? Basically, we have a far greater understanding as to why he is as desperate for power as he is, and why he is so afraid of letting his guard down. After all, the explanation for it is rather simple: his wife made him feel even more like the small man that he already was. Rather than come home and help him care for the couple’s son, she was more interested in taking off to the high seas on an adventure with Captain Hook, a man who does not have the same sort of reputation as the town coward.
What we take from this scene is really that Rumple was probably made to feel even worse about himself by his mother, and when he saw an opportunity to finally take control of his life and protect his son, he took it. However, he did not realize at the time just how alluring the power was going to be for him, and thus he ended up going completely overboard to the point where he was really just a shell of his former, rather kind-hearted self. Rumple has still yet to uncover who his son is in Storybrooke, and this is something that likely continues to eat at him day after day as time goes by. (There are some theories out there that maybe his boy is the man we saw briefly during the premiere, but these are not confirmed by any stretch of the imagination.)
What do you think about this video, and do you feel worse for Rumpelstiltskin now than you did before?
RUMPLEGOLD
October 21, 2012 @ 10:34 am
I have a whole new love for Rumple! We know he has good inside of him. Everything he does is for his son. I don’t like a bully – and Hook is a bully. He may be good looking on the outside, but it’s inside what counts and Rumple has it all over him in that department. Rumple learns to trust – and centuries of being a loner makes that hard. But I think after the “dating advice” from Charming, Rumple knows he needs to take Belle into his confidence and tell her everything. Hugs to Rumple after this episode!
Rumbelle fan
October 20, 2012 @ 11:40 am
I know people keep saying Captain Hook is “sexy” but i think he’s nothing but a big bully. Treats poor Rumpelstiltskin/Mr Gold like dirt. That scene breaks my heart. I really hate Captain Hook! Curse on his hooky soul! :)
OzzieFan
October 20, 2012 @ 11:35 am
I always knew that Rumpelstiltskin was beautiful in the inside. But its so hard for him to show it when the people he loved the most treated him so bad. It hard to believe his wife would want him dead than alive. She really must not have loved him at all. Now he cant break down that protective wall he has even when Belle tries to. I really hope that Rumpelstiltskin/Mr Gold and Belle make a family of their own. Maybe then he will open himself up to love again.