Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20150313202428/@comment-1894786-20150501145921

Hmcooper4 wrote: OK, the rumors are that the events are going to be game changing. we know that there is a permanent death coming, and a temporary death. we can for sure rule out Emma, Lily, Belle, Regina from the permanent death, since the interview confirmed them for season 5. I feel that we can also rule out Will and Hook in that category, since both of their stories have hints of continuation (Will, finding out why he is in SB, and Hook meeting more of his family). That leaves Snow, David, Gold, Mal, Henry, Isaac, and all of the regular townspeople. Since a townsperson dying would be sad, but not really game changing, I would rule that out. Mal and Isaac are guest stars, so their death would probably not be game changing either.

The biggest Game changer would be Gold, and events have actually been leading up to his demise. I honestly think that Gold will be the one that dies permanently, with Emma the likely successor for the Dark One. The temporary death may be Henry.

I think that if Gold dies in the present, we would likely still see Robert Carlyle in flashbacks (Let's face it, Rumple is still the key mover and shaker of events in the recent past in the EF). For sure. I think the perm death is Gold, too. Maybe Robin or Zelena. I love Bobby and his acting, but Gold has got to leave already. He's been working my last good nerve since he stabbed Zelena. Rumple can stay, though.