Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-24674051-20160927161944/@comment-5052946-20160929233052

Hook was like the "too much" revived character at that point. Rumple, the show was empty at that point without him, Charming would have changed Snow's character, which would have been good, but they had to make him stay alive to make sure she stays as boring as possible. Robin won't be revived, it has been confirmed. He will appear, but stay dead.