Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25701646-20141211112505

Don't get me wrong. I love him. But one of the things I found so compelling was how he seemed to genuinely struggle with right and wrong in previous seasons. It was obviously tied to a desire to please Bae and Belle, but he did seem to at least want to change. When Gold died, I felt like he had  reached a point where he was making a final stand and redeeming himself. Even earlier this season, he seemed to at least want to honor his son's memory and live as a hero. Now, within the space of a few episodes with no obvious struggle, Rumplestiltskin's just forgotten about any desire to please his wife and son. It just seems sort of disrespectful to the character to throw away his intentions without acknowledging them. Now, I kind of wish that they'd just let him die a hero. 