Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25536775-20160805213611/@comment-24674051-20160807210407

I think Rumple wanted Alexandra because Alexandra was a means to an end. And that end was having leverage to manipulate Emma into making a deal, which ultimately led to Rumple's runiting with Bae.

That's not to say that Emma and Alexandra don't have some other sort of common tie, though. We've seen fate be a fickle b**** on this show.