Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-11058666-20141228031222/@comment-26221372-20150411200243

Well, then... I think we've established that the only way this is going to end happily for Rumple is if he lets go of his power and embraces his feelings for Belle properly. I'm not saying he will do this anytime soon, if it does happen at all it'll be at the tail end of the final season.