Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20150313202428/@comment-24674051-20150501180024

Chameleon-Guy wrote: People care about anything that isn't covered on the show.

Anyway, they didn't say Rumple is going to die, they're setting up the fact that his heart is going all black and he will lose his ability to love. Basically he's becoming a monster, that's a new thing for Rumple, we could explore that, and hopefully change him back at some point. There's a lot that can be done with him.

Another thing: I'm not an english born, what do they mean when they say the finale is a "concept movie"? And it looks like no new major characters will be introduced at the beginning of next season. Not so sure about that Camelot arc. Uh... I wanted more male villains. First off, the whole thing on Rumple dying is just my own speculation, based on the interview combined with what we have already seen. Personally, I love what Robert Carlyle brings in terms of acting and character development, and I would love to not see his character die. However, I do see the possibiltiy that Rumple's part of the story has come to an end, and it may be time to have Gold die in order to the move the story of the Dark One along.

As for the meaning of "concept movie". Even being native to the English Language does not always tell use what they mean when they make comments. But my understanding of "concept movie" is basically asking "what if...?". I would classify last year's finale as a concept movie, starting with the question "What if something interfered with the meeting of Snow and David?". I think we'll see this year's be "What if the Author were to rewrite the fairy tales?"

My guess is that the outcome of this "concept movie" is going to have more far-reaching consequences than last years, which only had a couple of minor adjusments.