Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26159109-20150511192149/@comment-25926288-20150511192811

Yep. They'll save it at the last moment of the 5x11 finale.

Robert probably wanted some time off, or they are testing the watewrs without having Rumple. (IMO they should have just killed him off even though I love him and see him as one of the best things on the show!)