Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-13475854-20140330141810/@comment-26179634-20140702055441

Applegirl wrote: "Dead is dead". There is no coming back alive when someone dies. I would look at Rumplestiltskin's case of resurrection as dabbing into dark magic in order to bring back a so-called "unholy" creature. The very foundation of his powers and his more than 300+ years existence is dark magic. It's the only thing that can sustain or kill him, and since his resurrection, it's also apparently something that can revive him (with a price, of course...). I feel like I was one of the only people who didn't complain or get upset when Neal died. I knew that his life would be the price for Rumples resurrection. I also feel that there wasn't anywhere new to go with him. It would always be him judging Rumple. I actually never got why people were so surprised that Neal died bringing Rumple back, in a show that has the line "magic always comes at a price" in almost every episode, why were they so surprised that a resurrection's price would be a life.