Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3038174-20130504231130/@comment-62.113.174.151-20130507003916

Maybe now that Bae is gone, Rumple will dedicate himself to protecting Henry instead of killing him. He feels that he owes his son that favor, and  Henry is also the only thing Rumple has reminding him of Bae. Like the chipped cup was his reminder of Belle. And to make sure that The Dark One will not cause any harm to Henry, Rumple will break his curse. So, the boy would be the undoing of Dark One, not Rumple the man.