Once Upon A Time was a show about hope and happy endings. Likely because of this, for its seven-season run, nearly every significant villain got a redemption arc.
Regina Aka The Evil Queen got one. Rumpelstiltskin got one. Killian Jones Aka Captain Hook got one. Even Zelena Aka The Wicked Witch of The West got one!
There were so many redemption arcs, and some of them weren't bad. Regina's is considered pretty iconic. However, when it came to Rumpelstiltskin's redemption arc, it was an epic fail.
I'm not badmouthing Rumple. I actually think he's pretty great; I'm a Dearie, through and through. I just think Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis did a disservice to Rumple's character with how they handled his redemption and with how they handled him in general.
To understand how royally the writers screwed over our favorite imp, we must go back to the beginning. Once upon a time,...
Regina Aka The Evil Queen got one. Rumpelstiltskin got one. Killian Jones Aka Captain Hook got one. Even Zelena Aka The Wicked Witch of The West got one!
There were so many redemption arcs, and some of them weren't bad. Regina's is considered pretty iconic. However, when it came to Rumpelstiltskin's redemption arc, it was an epic fail.
I'm not badmouthing Rumple. I actually think he's pretty great; I'm a Dearie, through and through. I just think Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis did a disservice to Rumple's character with how they handled his redemption and with how they handled him in general.
To understand how royally the writers screwed over our favorite imp, we must go back to the beginning. Once upon a time,...
- 11/25/2020
- by Leora W
- TVfanatic
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