If Neal could have coherent, independent thought while still merged with Rumple that led to him separating from Rumple, writing a note all of his own accord, and then re-merge with Rumple before he died…why did what happened in the woods in SB happen? Why did Emma even need to be involved with separating them at all? Why could Rumple not have enough coherent, independent thought to be able to merely say Zelena’s name, if Neal could summon enough coherent, independent thought to know that he had to not drink the potion, and compose a note, and have a conversation with a dove? The writers have just contradicted themselves and bent their rules, and, just, *sigh*
Gods, yes!
Neal totally and completely separated himself from Rumple and his his dying breaths wrote out a message and called a bird and sent off memory potion.
Rumple even managed enough coherence to talk about Glinda.
So in SB it makes even less sense that one of them couldn’t just say “Zelena is the witch!”