Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6175354-20140319185751/@comment-6175354-20140509172548

Dano1163 wrote:

I think sadly that's why they killed off Neal. In the fantastical world of Once, normal doesn't last very long and if it does, it doesn't stay normal. Wrong.... that is not the reason, Neal was killed off.

If I remenber correctly, the creators said (in the beginning of Season 2), that Rumplestiltskin would have to pay a steep if/when he found Baelfire. Neal dying in Mr. Gold's arms, was that price. Rumple thought he would get away scot-free, by getting Regina to cast the Dark Curse. He destroyed everyone's lives im the name of his son, and that is why he had to loose him.