Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26644233-20150711060847/@comment-6175354-20150716120506

Eskaver wrote:

They saw Neal and instead of really considering how the show would be impacted, killed him to free Hook with Emma. Really, that is the only reason they are together. They might have eventually got together, but they decided to kill off Neal, destroying Rumple's character and pretty much the rest of the subplots. Excuse me?

Neal was killed off, because of Rumplestiltskin's character. It was a just desserts scenario.... since Rumple selfishly dishonored his son, by becoming a monster and destroying everyone's lives. Neal's storyline was, first and foremost, about his relationship with his father.