Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25375217-20180117025415/@comment-31937823-20180117031210

Wicked Wizard of the West wrote: No need for Rumple to exit in this ep. Maybe they just introduce the Guardian, but Rumple thinks he needs to finish helping Henry and everyone with the Gothel problem and stick to the finale.

I agree, it would be too close to other character’s exits. It would be Tremaine, Drizella, then Rumple in the span of seven episodes.