Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-5305135-20131013142123/@comment-5006924-20131014054744

I'm still not sure why Rumple wanted Ella's child, but I'm pretty sure he knew Cora's daughter would cast his curse and he made sure it was Emma who was the one to break it, the drop of Snow and Charming's true love that he put on the curse's parchment. If I had to guess why he needed Ella and Thomas's daughter I'm guessing it was all the very elaborate plan he had put in place, place Ella in his debt, get Emma to transfer the debt to herself, have Emma help get Bae back. That kind of thing. So in the end, Emma was always meant to be the Savior, Regina was always meant to cast it, and Alexandra was just a pawn in his plan

Do I think he would have given up on Bae if Cora had stayed with him, I don't think so, I think that nothing would have been able to replace his son and he would still go to the ends of the earth to get him back.