Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26159109-20160201202653/@comment-16953943-20160205013235

Avatar Beta wrote: The Dark Swan arc was fantastic for thefirst seven eps IMO. Anyway, I think here's how it would go:

1. Rumple has heartwwarming scenes with Neal in the past and doesn't do the whole "lock them in the vault" bit.

2. He stays good hopeflly and we find some other way to bring In Merlin's hat, his apprentice and Issac. The Dark Swan arc was good....up until you realize it's all about Emma and Hook, rather than something more compelling and interesting. An entire arc that centers around a ship, rather than an actual story is a fail on the show's part.

As for your points....

1. Trying to remember what your refering to on the "lock them in the vault" thing. Been a while or I'm just drawing a blank.

2. Rumple actually becoming/staying good was never going to happen since the OUAT people don't seem to want him to.....I just wish they'd stop rubber banding Rumple. It's getting old.