Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1475805-20150331011255/@comment-24674051-20150331192257

In this case, I hope not. Gold/Rumple has been a central character to all of the plot events since Season 1. Yes, he is the Dark One, and that aspect of his character will need to be addressed at some point (and it sure looks like they might be setting up for it), but to kill Rumple is to remove a part of the heart of the show.