Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: B+ | 460 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT Hook, Line and Sinker
By Cindy McLennan | Season 2 | Episode 4 | Aired on 2012.10.21
So yes, Belle admits she fell for Rumpy, but adds that it might be over now. Mo insists it must be. He tries to make her promise she'll no longer love him, and will never see him again. Belle's reaction is nearly violent. She is no longer a child. Lost fans, were you hoping she's utter a John Locke-ian, "Don't tell me what I can't do"? I sure was. Mo tells Belle she doesn't understand about Rumpy. Belle argues that he fails to understand it's her life. Saying he has no choice, he tells Smee to, "Do it." Smee grabs Belle and drags her out of the shop. Mo calls after her, "Goodbye, Belle. I love you."
Out on the street, Charming is talking to a young man. He crosses the road and approaches Rumpy. "Do you remember turning a butcher into a pig?" Rumpy shrugs and says he can't recall. Charming: "Well he does. And apparently it was his father. I'm beginning to understand why nobody wants to help you." Heh. It doesn't matter, as the guy hasn't seen Belle. Charming suggests they go to Granny's and see who else he terrorized. Rumpy changes the subject. He wants to ask a question. "About you and Mary Margaret. How does that work?" After snarking about Rumpy asking him dating advice, Charming tells Rumpy the secret is honesty, honesty and hard work. Nothing taught him the important of honesty more than the curse. Oh, he's still feeling guilty over his David Nolan adultery. We flash back to the...
Enchanted Past. Rumpy removes his hand from Jones' chest and lets him fall to the ground. Jones tells Milah to run, but she won't leave him. Rumpy knows there's more to the story and demands Milah tell him. The first night she met Killian at the tavern and listened to all his stories of where he'd been, she immediately fell in love with him. She apologizes that she didn't know how to tell him the truth, and says she never meant it to turn out this way. Rumpy's about as impressed with her excuse of twu luv as I am. When he decides to continue tearing out Jones' heart, Milah tells him to wait. She says she has something he wants and pulls out Smee's red cap. While Milah doesn't know what the Dark One wants with a magic bean, she has it and will give it to Rumpy in exchange for her life and Killian's. When she asks if they have a deal, Rumpy insists upon seeing it first.
Storybrooke. Granny's. At first, Red tells Charming the picture of Belle doesn't "ring a bell." Groan. Charming suspects she's fronting though, so he appeals to his old ally and promises he'll keep Belle from harm. She tells him Belle was in and was looking for a job, so she pointed her in the direction of the library. Red pulls out a grey sweater and gives it to Rumpy, telling him Belle left it behind. Rumpy: "That's mine. She didn't have anything for the cold." Um, why not? I mean, I understand she came to Storybrooke with nothing, but you're well off, Rumpy. And she has a few outfits now. You couldn't buy the girl a sweater? None of that matters. Red sees Rumpy has true feelings for Belle. After asking Charming to ensure he'll keep Belle safe, Red admits that since the curse broke, her lupine sense of smell seems to have returned.