Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20160816180823

Or any villain. Or to Grannies for food...that's an issue for another topic.

The heroes often went to Mr. Gold to aid in their quests with knowledge and deals in mind. After a past of manipulation that primarily helped the Charmings, they imprisoned him, labelling him a scourge or a blight in their land. How noble! But now, they still go to him.

Before he was just a powerful dude that skated by the wayside with his own plans (that were'nt so good), but they stayed out each others way. Going to him made sense. Now, after leaving him for dead or torture, having to stop his nefarious plans, or undoing his power-hungry deeds, they still go to him for help! They even go to extreme measures (such as doing morally grey or straight up evil things) to get his assistance. Our heroes, ladies and gentlemen.

So, they now bypass that whole family excuse, then.....do they keep him around for fun? For just a plague against humanity, they are awfully dependent on him. Smart? Dumb? Um, apathetic? Plot?! 