Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1333438-20150514015210/@comment-26301707-20150522002023

Many people love Rumple and Robert Carlyle. They probably want to keep him on the show as he is arguably the best/most notable actor on it. However, they have pushed much aside for the Frozen arc and for Emma becoming dark. In my personal opinion, they haven't done as much character development this season as they have in the past. Now I know that Regina has become even more goody-goody and Emma has accepted her powers more. But other than that (and perhaps Snow and Charming's secret which just seemed kind of fake) they haven't done very much relationship development. They obviously focus on romantic relationships, but not very much on the personality of singular people. So Rumple just got pushed back to square 1 of evilness. In fact, he may have been even more evil this season than he was at the beginning of the show. If he is good then that's boring, and if he is evil then that isn't development. It seems almost impossible to satisfy everyone on the issue of Rumple. I think they are still trying to figure out what the end game for Rumple is. I personally think at the end of the show he should sacrifice himself for everyone, thus proving he isn't a coward.