Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6274680-20171113235602/@comment-33386384-20180310212245

8Rob wrote: I've been saying that since the Guardian thing was first mentioned

If Gold wants to put the Darkness to rest then he'll need to kill W!Rumple first to take that part of the Darkness. Otherwise, I'd be kind of pointless

Next episode, they are reminding us once again that W!Rumple still exists I don't think it counts. He is an alternate reality... Not in the same universe as our Rumple's.