Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-2153169-20180206195120/@comment-27060727-20180217221704

Chameleon-Guy wrote: I have a feeling that Gothel is gonna be "unbeatable" like Hades and Fiona were, and they have to introduce a silly mcguffin to kill her, like the Olympian Crystal and the Black Fairy Wand. I'm going to guess that Alice, as the Guardian, will defeat Gothel with her new powers, after Gothel kills Rumple, who dies defending Alice maybe? This way, Rumple gets to die heroically for the girl he's been mentoring, Gothel's demise will be the daughter she left behind to die, and so Alice will also be avenging her father. It'd be some good justice if it's Alice vs. Gothel in the end.

(But I'm guessing this happens in the finale)