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It seems like Rumple's motivation the entire series (and his entire magical life) was always about getting his son, Baelfire back. (Probably because his father had similarly abandoned him the same way and he didn't want to keep that cycle going.) Yet ever since Neal died, Rumple hasn't seemed to want family at all for his happy ending. I understand he wanted to kill Zelena for revenge but once he did so, shouldn't he have started to make a new family with Belle or try to find some way as the Dark One to get Neal back?

Also, does anyone know when Gold found out about the Author? That seems very relevant, especially if he didn't figure out the Author until after he killed Zelena. It just seems odd that 3 seasons go by with nothing but Neal as Gold's motivation and suddenly it's like Neal was never there. Gold doesn't seem to even feel connected to his son through Henry anymore. I was a little shocked Regina cares so much more about Henry than Gold after finding out that's his only grandchild he will most likely ever have.