Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-24674051-20170113184853/@comment-26159109-20170114045543

I really think it is something that should be looked at outside of what makes sense for the story and the characters (since A&E don't care about that) and it needs to be analysed by the actors' attitude towards the show and what they said over the past few days about their future on the show.

In that case, I feel like the most likely characters who won't be back for season 7 are Rumple (with him perhaps Belle), Emma, Snow and Charming.