Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-24846659-20140813193020/@comment-15736398-20141020032254

Whatever Rumple is up to, I feel fairly confident in saying that it's not meant to portray him as a straight-up bad guy. I'm continually comparing him to Severus Snape, because that's exactly the kind of character he is and has always been, even if everybody both in-universe and out continues to see him as a villain.

As far as the Snow Queen (AKA Sara Fisher) is concerned, I don't think it's ever been in serious doubt as to whether or not she was going to end up being bad.