Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24138799-20131206223837/@comment-1475805-20131208033544

Rumplestlikin wasn't all that evil. He was corrupted by the dagger, but always loved his son. Out of all of these villains, he is the one who is not so evil. his son grew up with his father when he was still a good, but cowardly man who was only afraid of abandoning his son like his father did and sacrificed his humanity to save his son's life. even if he lost his way, he tried to do the right thing by making amends and trying to look for his son again. the reason why neal wasn't evil even though he was the son of the dark one was that deep down rumple was just trying to do what he thought was right by being a super evil over protective father. he just wanted to never let his son feel the same way he felt as a child, although he failed the feelings he had were conveyed to him.