Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25850402-20160525123525/@comment-25926288-20160525140158

I think Rumple was having a hard time deciding to kill Henry when he figured he would be his undoing and also his son's son. I think he was fond of Henry before in a more "I had a son" kind of way. Rumple is quite "end justify the means" and with Lacey's coaxing he was ready to kill Henry.

Then he heard his son died and he pretty much fell apart. He eventually went to Neverland on a mission to save Henry, not to give into his "nasty habits" anymore. Beautiful story.......Then we pick things back up in 4a, after Neal has died, and I guess he tries to feel some familial bond (but they cut out all the scenes I think because the way Robert Carlyle talked about the Rumple-Henry storyline makes what we saw look like the crap it was). So what we got was some weird concern Rumple had for solely Henry which disappeared in 4b, when he was very, very ready to kill him/put him in danger/ leave him alone, etc.

I mean, Rumple used to have some semblance of respect for Emma, but that too has disappeared. He had this weird frenemy bond with Regina, which disappeared too. In 5b's finale, we see that at least Rumple didn't kill Henry, just a sleep spell, but was so ready to apparently kill Emma and Regina (which he never seemed like he would ever do).

It's like the show that Once was has disappeared too XD.