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Shadows Vale wrote: 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. And sadly, the underworld arc is looking to continue this.

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. 1. I can help with that: Rumple gave Hook and Emma a wand that could duplicate Zelena's time portal but it would only work when Emma let her magic return. Rumple then locks them away to prevent further damage to the time stream. He lets them go later but not before Emma tells him that neal dies a hero and he shouldn't try to change it or something. It's actually more heartwarming than what I can tell.

2. I hear you. It gets really annoying. Pick something for him for God's sake. I also hate how people in the show and fanbase say he's pure evil, never changed and ignore that Hook and Regina backslip as well with much less remorese/ commupence for doing so.