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

Okay, I’ve rethought my stance on this a little bit.

Whilst Zelena DOES have a part to play in Neal’s death, it is only in so far that she made it happen sooner.

If we take Zelena and Lumiere out of the equation, chances are that Belle and Neal would’ve discovered about the vault of the dark one through research. They would’ve still have found the key (unless Zelena planted it there) therefore they would’ve still gone to the vault in the woods, it just would’ve taken them longer.

The only reason Belle hit the brakes on resurrecting Rumple was because Lumiere slipped up. Now this could go either way. Either Belle would’ve discovered the cost of bringing back Rumple through research or she wouldn’t have come across it at all.

Assuming that Belle and Neal didn’t come across the price, Neal would’ve still stuck the key in the door and brought back Rumple meaning Neal died.