Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-33624935-20171112011107/@comment-31937823-20171125164247

Aine1989 wrote: Yes Emma had a past with Neal but she didn't want a future with him. Not the way she wanted on ewith Killian.

Hook flirted with literally everyone, and his scene with Tink was made about Emma.

They didn't need to kill Neal to set up CS, CS was already happening. They needed Neal gone so Rumple's arc could work. Its the same reason Belle was killed off in s7

I somewhat disagree, I think that Neal was killed off to make Captain Swan because with Neal gone, Emma can focus her attentions on Hook. However, I agree that Rumple’s path in season four was setup from Neal’s death.