Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-9186670-20131209190530/@comment-5679696-20131217211751

Yet... There is no reason for Rumplestiltskin to appear. In fact, he could even appear in every upcoming episode. Mr. Gold might be dead, but even if he doesn't come back from the dead (which I think will happen eventually), he could appear in flashbacks. If you go back to the previous seasons, Rumple has appeared in 1/2 Season One flashbacks and almost 1/2 season two flashbacks. Why would it be any different in the upcoming season/s?