Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20160516020437

In the finale, we see Rumple at an all to familiar place. He has to choose between power (dagger or crystal) and the one he loves. He choose power.

He did so with Baelfire, but eventually after sacrificing himself and facing the choice between Bae and power before the Wicked Witch, he chose Bae over power. That was when I truly believed that his love for Bae over powered his lust for power forever.

Now, Bae is gone, so the real "light" left in his heart is his love for Belle and soon his child. He once again chose power over Belle like I always though he would. His love for Bae was always stronger than his love for Belle, but now will we see that journey all over agin? Will Rumple be able to give up his power for Belle?

(Seems to parallel Regina, once again feeling the death of her lover, choosing between light and darkness.) 