Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25733960-20161205025332/@comment-25375217-20161228195048

I'd say Gideon has a pretty good shot of sticking around as our new "villain being redeemed" in Season 7, depending on how Zelena and Rumple go. It would be strange for them to keep Zelena, Rumple, and Gideon going through such similar arcs, but if we can get Rumple and/or Zelena to finally choose one side, they'll be wanting a new guy to handle that arc because that arc is the focus of the series (originally Regina, then Regina and Rumple, then Rumple and Zelena...)

Rumple is definitely looking more likely to get his redeeming arc finished (well, as finished as Regina's is) this season than Zelena, since Regina completely rebooted Zelena's arc and has yet to attempt to speed it back up. This season will likely leave Zelena in the exact same place as Season 5 did: reconciled with her sister, wanting to see if she can do the right thing, but not quite ready to. Alternatively, they kill Zelena off, but for reasons I've discussed on another thread I highly doubt this will happen.