Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-4772791-20130503190945/@comment-8954026-20130512174500

178.85.42.130 wrote: Actually, when rumpelstiltskin was supposed to die from Hook, that could be seen as the undoing. Yet, Mary Margaret saved him per his instructions.

As you know, seeing in to the future gives him the ability to adept to it. This may have happened and then the prophecy could be seen as void.

When I saw Hook stab Gold I thought that this was his undoing too and that since he survived he'd see it as beating the prophecy but after that dream it appears not.

As with all prophecies like this it IS self-fullfilling! Rumple will pick 'the boy' and thus make his own undoing, especially as he seems to have picked Henry. It's the same as Voldemort in the Harry Potter books - the prophecy could have referred to Harry or Neville but Voldy chose Harry 'and marked him as his equal' thus fulfulling the prophecy! As with most of these stories it's down to the choices people make! If they hadn't heard the prophecy they wouldn't have done the deed that ultimately lead to them fulfilling the prophecy - if that makes sense!! :D

That seer sure knew how to manipulate ol' Rumps!! 'As gratitude I'll give you one piece of the puzzle'. . .piffle!! She just wanted to be the cause of his undoing herself ha ha ;)