Yeah, that bit with Belle and the tragic romances she sees different endings for was Very Telling about the writers' thinking about her. I am rather squicked by Belle/Rumplestiltskin, but not interested enough to root for or against them.

How much do I LOVE that Rumple is an Emma/Nealfire 'shipper though? That's awesome to behold, but not any guarantee there's a long term future for E/N (kind of the opposite in fact--Rumple tends to destroy everything he touches, but I'm paranoid).

I do hope it continues to stay his hand where the product of Emma and Neal is concerned.