Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20151017160320/@comment-25926288-20151018001426

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Neal sadly died, as the price for his father's selfishness. Rumple always thought that he could have it all, and this was proof that he could not.

Also, it is probably not Emma who is going to die. Similar to what happened with Regina and Robin, in The Price. It was implied that reforging Excalibur, would have a severe cost. My theory.... the price Emma has to pay is Hook's life, but Regina will offer herself instead.

To qoute Hook, "[Emma} sacrificed herself for you, Your Majesty, because she believed that an Evil Queen could be good. Don't you think you owe it to her, to repay the favor?" Yes, Neal clearly died because Rumple did something while he was dead in a pit of darkness.......sure....