Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26830263-20170710210232/@comment-6175354-20170808151446

DatNuttyKid wrote: I really think that, since we're looking at Robert leaving after this year regardless of any renewal, they'll actually go through with his full redemption arc. I'd assume that the Witch will be the disloyal imp for the next few (prospective) years instead. The Witch, who may or may not be Henry's half-sister, could still become the new Dark One. It would fit the writers' style of keeping everything within the family.

Whether they would redeem Rumplestilskin, is a different question altogether. At the moment, he is unable to age or die. Whereas, Belle and Gideon are very much mortal. It was already established that a Dark One can be born, without killing the previous one. What type of life can any of them have, as long as Rumple remains the Dark One?