Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28260770-20161213001110/@comment-25926288-20161213005438

It's because they forgot Rumple had a son and that you can't just separate yourself willy nilly. Rumple wouldn't want to get rid of his inner light because I frankly remember that he almost "died" because of that. So, it makes no sense at all. Even if he wanted to get rid of his weak scared self, then he'd be just the Dark One.

I ignore anything Rumple does in flashback from season 4 onwards. Like, when was he all about power and more power (The Apprentice flashbacks), or when he went around kidnapping all the children (which never happened).

That episode made it seem as though Mr. Gold wanted to douse the beast inside, while Rumple was trying the exact opposite. I would have to rewatch to dissect it further to make sure it makes sense.