Reply To: Neal's death in not on Zelena's hands

I agree Grimm. The only reason Belle and Neal found out about the plot was because Lumiere slipped up and Belle realised he was lying. Zelena INTENDED for Belle and Neal not to find out about her plot and to resurrect Rumple anyway.

Zelena’s intentions became irrelevant upon Neal discovering them. In other words; Neal’s knowledge of Zelena’s intentions to use him to open the vault for her negated/neutralised those intentions. Everything that happened after the discovery of the set-up was the result of actions taken in light of an informed decision.

Knowledge – Neal knew of Zelena’s plans, plus her knowledge of the vault

Decision – Neal decided to go ahead with opening the vault regardless of the unknown dangers

Action – Neal opened the vault

Result – Neal’s life was exchanged for Rumple’s life

I’d just like to say that I don’t think the character deserved to die. Nor do I believe that Zelena is 100% off the hook; her intentions were indeed bad. She did lead him to the cliff, but it was still his choice to leap.