Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-1962215-20131025071041/@comment-6175354-20131025155830

Neal's major problem, is that he is exactly like his father.

No matter how much he tries to deny it, he is repeating the same bad behavior. Rumplestiltskin was a coward, who abandoned his son. Neal was a coward, who abandoned Emma.... leaving her to be arrested. The Roland-fiasco, only cemented just how much Neal is a clone of Rumplestiltskin.