Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25733960-20171216040204/@comment-25926288-20171217001343

FrancisPaul wrote: I only realized that was Gold in the end of the episode. It seemed obvious to me that it was WRumple.

^ That alone is enough to prove that they are making things even more messy for a lot of viewers. They literally had Rumple say, "Hey, Alice. Take this cup. I locked away my "Mr. Gold" persona in my head. Hopefully, you can unlock it. Or kill me. Whatevs." (I took artistic liberty here).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MN55zIg9hM

I thought it was WR as I was befuddled, but then it was answered.