Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-6175354-20141023215822/@comment-24674051-20141120042037

I'm not sure about Rumple being "So Nice". He seems to have fallen off the wagon, so to speak. He was willing to trap Emma in the Hat, he ripped Killian's heart out, and pretty much told him he was a dead man. No, Rumple has gone back to full on Villian, and I'm not even sure Belle could influence him at this point (unless she were to obtain the real dagger).

The wizard is definately the equal to Rumple, though. I'm still not sure if he's the author, but I am willing to bet he can help find the author.