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YayMona wrote:

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.

I was surprised they killed him off because such a large part of why the first curse even happened was because Rumplestiltskin worked so hard to find a way to his son. And then, for them to reunite, be angry and upset at each other, and then separated when Mr. Gold dies out of sacrifice, and then reunite again under the most dire circumstances for Neal to die. I guess what hurt was knowing that father-son bond was finally repaired and they love each other, but they can never ever be a family again. Though, it certainly does mirror Mr. Gold and Neal's sacrifice of their own lives do mirror each other.

I'm probably going to get a lot of hate for this, but I would have rather Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold to just stay dead. Why drag it out even further by bringing him back? He already died. He fulfilled the selflessness he always wanted to accomplish in order to protect his loved ones. His name was going to shine throughout the ages in glory and esteem for what he did. I don't understand what more Mr. Gold has to show for by being brought back to life. I am not too happy with his actions since the end of the season.