Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-31937823-20180405010135/@comment-27060727-20180510150833

Lady Rapunzel wrote: I was really hoping for Gideon, but Giles confirmed himself he wasn't invited to be back (which is ridiculous, since we all know what's happening in this episode and Gideon's absence can never be explained). It can be explained. Gideon is off at school in another realm. He knows of his father's guardian mission. Wish Rumple just came out of nowhere and Rumple will have to deal with him immediately - this won't be a planned death. Unless they were going to suddenly bring Gideon in from the future, it actually does make sense plot-wise why he's not there. I personally did think they should've stuffed in a cameo somewhere this season outside of 7x04, but the way they've set it up with curse and time travel, it's not that strange.