Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25536775-20160522145949/@comment-26103640-20160525191821

Hmcooper4 wrote: Charmcityreader wrote: I think/hope it was pre-planned and well thought out. Before becoming the Dark One, Rumple made choices that put his family first. Then, he continued to choose magic over his family. Then in one redeeming selfless move, he sacrificed himself to save his family. But since he returned and Bae/Neal died, he hasn't really shown much redemption. I predict there will be some situationw here he will need to choose between magic and/or selfishness, and his new baby. And I predict this baby will either be his undoing or redemption. My vote at this point would be he would still put magic first. I the hotel room, a portal opened up to take his wife and unborn child, and he instead first reached for the crystal. very telling of who he still is. Not necessarily. He was not anticipating someone using a portal to steal pandora's box and his wife. At that point, he was only aware of Emma and Regina being after him, and he perceived that their target would be to get the magic crystal. So he reacted based on what he knew, and it cost him.

Given the circumstances and what he knew was going on at the time, I'll give him a pass on this one. In my memory, the portal opened and he grabbed the crystal. Am I wrong that he would have seen the portal first, right near the box holding Belle and his child? I really want him to be "good" and want to believe you that he thought the crystal was the target. I guess also the crystal is his key to waking Belle, so I'll concede a little.