Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20150413002300/@comment-5106672-20150414182707

Well, if Rumple's masterplan (the Dark Curse -> finding Neal) didn't blow up in his face due to his direct actions, it is undeniable that he had a big indirect role in it anyway: he brought magic to Storybrooke. That had three consequences: 1) Greg and Tamara took interest in Storybrooke, which escalated into the Neverland trip; 2) Mary Margaret and Emma travelled back to the Enchanted Forest, which resulted in Cora arriving to Storybrooke with Magic Beans and Greg and Tamara being able take Henry to Neverland in the first place; 3) Peter Pan was able to recast the Curse, which directly set in motion the chain of events leading to Neal's death = the failure of Rumple's plan. He tried to "have it all" (both his son and his powers), and that's where his plan failed.