Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20131105202753/@comment-11464223-20131216175611

TVDaddictneedstogetlife wrote: Meh, Even if Rumple comes back without magic, they will spend more time in him and Belle and what develops between them, which is something i'm not interested. I don't think you're realizing the weight of what Rumple losing his magic could do. It's not just Rumple and Belle's relationship, it goes far beyond that.

Rumple coming back without Magic means him being powerless, without his crutch. He'll have to relearn how to walk, really. That is something I think would be interesting to see. How Rumple copes and overcomes the lack of his crutch.

This would also, like you said, allow for more Rumbelle time, which I don't think is a bad thing. Their love is important, and I'm sure what I mentioned in my last paragraph would intertwine a lot with Rumple's relationship with Belle. I'd be fascinated to see how she helped him through it, what struggles they faced together, and how they came through.

Furthermore, it would make his relationship with Bae/Neal far more interesting. He'd finally have lost what made Bae feel like he lost his father. What made Bae wish for his father back. I'm sure this would be a massive leap in the road to fully repairing their relationship so that they can be a family again.

Which leads me to my next point, without so much to worry about, magic-wise, deals, etc. and after he began to get used to walking without his crutch, he will have made at least these two very important relationships of his life much stronger, and this can open the gate to really being a family with them, and in extension, the Charmings, too.

He could even, after settling down a little, just live with Belle and even have another kid with her, with his true love. He has more than enough gold to keep his family rich for as long as they're alive, he can live in great comfort, and keep his entire family like that.

This leads me to my last point: He can be a good old family man, which is everything he's ever wanted. All he's ever truly wanted is a family, because he never had one, except with Bae and, well, technically Milah. Now he can have one for real, and a huge one at that. This is Rumple's happy ending.

Rumple losing magic would be a fantastic thing for the show.