Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26261153-20150716195032/@comment-25926288-20150908004458

KnocknickKnock wrote: Like someone already said magical artifacts work in LWM and Rumpled has a whole room full of powerful artifacts that he can use. He even has a looking glass that can transport him between worlds. He used that looking glass to send Robin to Oz. It comes down to the same reason Regina didn't kill Snow when she could have just thrown a fire ball at her through her mirror or ripped her heart out and crushed it. Once upon a time is a great show but it comes down to whatever works for the plot. Incorrect, it was likely Jefferson's hat portal. The Looking Glass only goes to Wonderland.

But yeah,  the plot solves all! Or one can say that Rumple is abit fatalistic and isn't one to take risks. He might have not known if Magical items worked in the LWM.