Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-11058666-20150826195114/@comment-25926288-20160212221139

MBrody, The things in season 4 and 5 weren't farfetched, but they were out of character. Rumple in 3b clearly showed that he was capable of choosing love over power, then he switches right at the end, then he switches back and then he switches for the final time before season 4a finished.

He has changed and season 4 and 5a are the times that he's a little ooc, so you can't use that to explain that he's not (because that doesn't make as much sense).

Rumple killed Pan for the reasons he stated. You can't say that the character did it for any other reason than what was stated. You cannot say Rumple killed Pan because he was mad and threatened Belle. It was to protect those he love and their love for him made him strong enough to choose love and heroism over himself.

The problem you've stated used season 5 as his basis when that's when he's ooc. In season 1 and 2, we learned that Rumple was a normal dude as was Regina, but then they became evil. You act as if Rumple was always evil, which he wasn't. Rumple gave into fear, Regina gave into Anger, both using magic, while Hook became rebellious and then a pirate for some reason. Zleena herself has been borderline crazy or obsessive. So, she wasn't evil, but she did have problems.