Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24268382-20151003010001/@comment-5899967-20151004115139

Eskaver wrote: Arctucrus wrote: Eskaver wrote: Chameleon-Guy wrote: Honestly I'd rather have them cut Belle from the series, if it means that they will ruin her like they did with Snow. And there's already too many newborns in Once, Neal and now Zelena's baby, I can't see all the main female characters holding babies. Sorry. Though if she stays in the show... I doubt she will be as fat as Ginnifer Goodwin. Now, that's just rude. Ginnifer Goodwin was not fat. She was pregnant and had a after-pregnant body and every woman are different when they are pregnant. That is just an inseneitive thing to say.

Anyhow, I know story and love the characters, but I wouldn't want them to have a son (actually I would have accepted Rumple dying in the finale) because I believe that death should be his fate as a tragic character. Also, Rumple having a son reminds me of how Neal died for literally no reason. Neal died as Rumple's ultimate payment for manipulating the casting of the Dark Curse. It was fate having it's way.

He certainly did not die for "literally no reason." Nope, that's not it at all. Some percieve it that way, but it wasn't presented that way. It was presented that Rumple was the only help to determine Zelena's identity. So, he did so that they might find out who Zelena was. Neal himself sacrifced himself for no reason. He wanted to get back to Henry and Emma but he would end up dying in the process which only exemplifies that he died stupidly.

But this thread isn't about this issue. I assume they won't pbring her real life pregnancy, just will stop having her wear those tight skirts and heels.

Neal sacrificed himself so Rumple could recognise Zelena. But the reason in a narrative perspective is... negative karma for Rumple for having cast the curse on everyone to find his son, and karma in general for all the bad deeds he did.