Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20180306160338/@comment-32713584-20180505082848

JennaMae wrote: So I know Rumple is important in the finale and Wish Rumple is supposed to represent the "bad" parts of himself, however, Wish Rumple hasn't been connected to this season other than an appearance in a Wish Hook flashback. This seem more random than ever before and its like they're just tossing him in because they need something....anything. I just can't feel the same about OG Rumple and Wish Rumple, and while OG Rumple would've made a good final villain himself, they've already moved him past that.

In the past when they've done these "eleventh hour disasters" for the finales, they were at least somewhat stemming off of something relevant to the season/arc's plot. Like season 3 - Zelena already "died," but her time portal still opened. Season 4 - QOD ended, but Isaac, who had later emerged as the true villain, wrote his alternate storybook. Season 5 - Dark One issues resolved, but the crystal left behind causes problems. And in season 6, the villain actually made it to the finale. We don't care about Wish Rumple. I think it's because this is the series finale. And Rumple is the one to go to for an ultimate big bad... Since he's the one who pulled the strings behind almost everything that happened in the show. But alas, OG Rumple has reformed, and so the writers turned to wish!Rumple.