Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20151017160320/@comment-1916997-20151018031651

NickyHelp wrote: ChocolatEyes613 wrote: NickyHelp wrote: We already had a non permanent death for him (even though it wasn't real in the AU). So most likely this time it will be a permanent one. No one knows. The AU should not even count as a non-permanent death, because it was nothing more than a storybook. Hook was not the only character to "die", in Isaac's story.... Doc and Regina "died", as well.

If someone dies during Swan Song, as the title would suggest, I seriously doubt that person would stay dead for long. Interestingly enough, Sean Maguire likened S5 to ''The Empire Stikes Back. '' Tell that to Neal. He didn't earn a non permanent death. Anyway, have you forgotten that no spell can awaken the dead. The apprentice said so himself. And that's a fact. And if Emma dies while still as the dark one, someone has to resurect her by giving up his or her own life in exchange (just like between Rumple and his son). No spell can bring back the dead, but going and getting someone from the Underworld is not a spell. It's a quest.