Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26159109-20150511192149/@comment-25926288-20150511194349

Well, I think they did a cop-out, a cheat, for his atonement. He could have atoned for his stuff, but they literally just removed all his darkness (as well as the Dak One). I think they just tried to find a way to have super evil Rumple turn good to go along with the "ships". I don;t particularly ship and saw how romantic that scene with Belle was, but he should have died. Instead they just....oh well, he'll come back without any darkness. There you go. I would have even accepted if he actually gave Belle his dagger instead of tossing it on the ground (but I'll take that as him giving up).

Well, I can't imagine seeing Belle a lot next season becuase they never show her, lol. So, they could make the audience forget saving Rumple with having little scenes....I doubt it though.