Once Upon a Time: The Bear and the Bow
On this episode of Once Upon a Time, Belle helps Rumple realize the strength of his heroic heart. Queen Merida struggles to prove to her people that she is worthy of being their queen. And the heroes, led by David and Mary Margaret, attempt to contact the wizard Merlin so he can save Emma from the darkness that is slowly consuming her heart.
For Rumple, the catalyst which compels him to become a hero is the love he has for his beloved wife, Belle. For Queen Merida, the catalyst is two-fold. She must prove to her people that she is worthy of being their true queen, but she must also save her brothers who were abducted after she became queen of Scotland.
Both Rumple and Queen Merida face an impossible dilemma. They both must become heroes, but in order to embrace their role as heroes, they must first find the courage to overcome the painful memories that are shackling both of them to the past. For Queen Merida, the Scottish clans kidnapped her brothers to force Merida into relinquishing her role as Scotland’s queen. Although she lacks courage because she feels that her failure to wield the bow resulted in the tragic death of her father, Merida must choose whether to succumb to fate or rise to become a hero by trusting in her own heart again.
Unlike Queen Merida, who is the epitome of brave, Rumple, at his core, is a coward and his fear renders him powerless. When the Dark Swan threatens to kill Belle – the only person in the world that Rumple truly loves – in order to force Rumple to become a hero and remove Excalibur from the stone, rather than protecting her, Rumple initially surrenders to fear and flees. It is only when Merida transforms herself into a bear and Belle’s life is truly in peril that Rumple is able to shatter the shackles of fear surrounding his heart and save Belle from her, thus becoming a true hero.
© 2013 – 2016 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.
On this episode of Once Upon a Time, Belle helps Rumple realize the strength of his heroic heart. Queen Merida struggles to prove to her people that she is worthy of being their queen. And the heroes, led by David and Mary Margaret, attempt to contact the wizard Merlin so he can save Emma from the darkness that is slowly consuming her heart.
For Rumple, the catalyst which compels him to become a hero is the love he has for his beloved wife, Belle. For Queen Merida, the catalyst is two-fold. She must prove to her people that she is worthy of being their true queen, but she must also save her brothers who were abducted after she became queen of Scotland.
Both Rumple and Queen Merida face an impossible dilemma. They both must become heroes, but in order to embrace their role as heroes, they must first find the courage to overcome the painful memories that are shackling both of them to the past. For Queen Merida, the Scottish clans kidnapped her brothers to force Merida into relinquishing her role as Scotland’s queen. Although she lacks courage because she feels that her failure to wield the bow resulted in the tragic death of her father, Merida must choose whether to succumb to fate or rise to become a hero by trusting in her own heart again.
Unlike Queen Merida, who is the epitome of brave, Rumple, at his core, is a coward and his fear renders him powerless. When the Dark Swan threatens to kill Belle – the only person in the world that Rumple truly loves – in order to force Rumple to become a hero and remove Excalibur from the stone, rather than protecting her, Rumple initially surrenders to fear and flees. It is only when Merida transforms herself into a bear and Belle’s life is truly in peril that Rumple is able to shatter the shackles of fear surrounding his heart and save Belle from her, thus becoming a true hero.
© 2013 – 2016 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.