Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25896389-20160402095124/@comment-6175354-20160403043313

JennaMae wrote: I definitely think that the ending of OUAT will have to do with the darkness. When news first broke of 5A being about getting rid of the it, I was confused because I always thought it'd be something that was dealt with at the end of the show. And then they pulled that thing at the end with Rumple keeping it alive and I was like lol okay, I guess it's not done after all. Lots of people are theorizing that Rumple will change for his baby, but I'm personally not sold quite yet. I mean, Neal and Belle weren't enough before. Idk. And while I do understand where you're coming from with how they've dealt with other grey-area mains like Regina and Hook, (+ Zelena in 5B) and with other recurring villains, perhaps the writers just don't have plans to redeem everyone and Rumple is destined to be the show's ultimate villain? That's a possibility. It's not a very hopeful one for his fans, but...... I quite like, that OUaT might not redeem Rumplestiltskin. He has always been a tragic character, and should remain as such. The Darkness did not make him evil, as he chose to embrace its power. He was always a man who made the wrong decisions, and took the easy way out. Besides, Rumple is far more interesting as a villian.