Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6026139-20140818212107/@comment-24304025-20140818222635

I think the Blue Fairy may have some connection with him. I mean, this is obviously a flashback to the time BEFORE he met Rumplestiltskin. The only character old enough to appear there is Reul Ghorn (of course Zoso might have ressurrected just like Rumple when Belle and Neal brought him back, but that's doubtful).