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imo, he's an obsessive nut. He's going way beyond just wanting to write an interesting story. The obsession controls him the same way Gold is controlled by his addiction to power. ( I might start another thread just to discuss the parallels between the two characters).

It seems pretty likely at this point that despite what he claimed, the author was helping Gold of his own volition. The whole "don't hurt me" thing was a complete farce. He was never in any real danger and he knew it. He even told Cruella that she wasn't powerful enough to hurt him when she tried. Some might attribute that to her not being able to kill, but you'd think she would have been able to do something to him. And what did he mean about his happy ending? Is it just about Cruella, or does he want to see evil win in general?