Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25536775-20160805213611/@comment-25536775-20160808071245

Hmcooper4 wrote: I think Rumple wanted Alexandra because Alexandra was a means to an end. And that end was having leverage to manipulate Emma into making a deal, which ultimately led to Rumple's runiting with Bae.

That's not to say that Emma and Alexandra don't have some other sort of common tie, though. We've seen fate be a fickle b**** on this show.

He wanted Alexandra back at the Enchanted Forest? My theory? She was his backup plan in case Emma didn't work. We know future vision is complicated, and so does he. Maybe he was aware of a possibility of being mistaken.