Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24674051-20141121060938/@comment-6175354-20141214031936

Lady Junky wrote: Yes, Sean is leaving in the midseason finale because the actor is currently doing a film. But don't worry, it was confirmed he'll be absent in the first episodes of 4b, then he'll come back and stay :) Exactly.... but it also explains, why Sean was not put on contract. Robin leaving Storybrooke (even just temporarily), does make for quite the cliffhanger.