@Keb wrote:
I do wonder whether they’re going to extend an invitation to Rumple, since he’s not exactly a safe person either, though I think he was more dangerous in FTL for reasons.
That’s an interesting debate. The closer Regina got to casting the dark curse, the more Rumple also seemed to descend into madness in his jail cell. Would Rumple even want to go back to the EF? From his perspective, he probably wouldn’t want to go back if Neal and Belle remained in SB. Of course, if SB disappears off the map from Regina triggering the “fail-safe” then Rumple may not have a choice in the matter. Also, from spoiler pictures in the finale, we know Regina and Rumple do in fact end up on Hook's ship, which presumably goes to NL.
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy