Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26347158-20150419103813/@comment-4839682-20150503183808

everyone is in a relationship because that's what gets viewers. This is a TV show, after all, and they have to balance their story in a way that will attract and keep viewers.

I've also never heard that "a lot of the former die hard fans have left because they don't like what has been done" with Rumple. Personally I love it when he's evil. Not everyone can be redeemed, it would be boring.