Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26385535-20160920083926/@comment-24674051-20160920173858

For right now, it's just a rumor. Even if there were talk of an exit at this point, there is plenty of time to change minds. Besides, We still haven't heard exactly how the "Shorter Hiatus" thing will work, but based on the past 3 years, Once was not even airing during the February Sweeps. Since the article says 'Before', the exit could actually occur anytime between now and then, i suppose.

If there IS a departure of one of the mains, my bet right now would be on Robert, with someone else killing him with the DO dagger and becoming the next DO (maybe as a way of rewriting the character, since they have it really screwed up at the moment). Which brings up an interesting question. Does the DO now reappear in the DO Vault, or did the rules change when Rumple regained his powers? And would our Heros journey back to the EF to stop a new DO?

You know, just a passing random thought (that has < 0.01% chance of occurring), but what if Belle becomes the one to off Gold? We've seen hints of Belle becoming capable of doing dark actions, unintentionally. What if she finally just 'goes off' on Gold for one too many times of lieing and stabs him in a fit of rage?