if they had to write the story around the actor having to leave the show….
then we now have a story about characters who never catch a break EVER. I’m talking about Emma and Rumple and Neal. they have all suffered since they were born (ok, so Neal’s suffering started at 14. no, actually his mother abandoned him at 5) they never have a moment of peace, except for short lived moments (the shortest being Gold’s happy moment which lasted about three hours before all hell broke loose again)
so basically if these characters are to lose Neal forever because the actor wanted out, well, here we are.
*sigh*
I am sick of people telling me that Gold should be able to find happiness after this, because he can’t. not ever.
and stop saying “oh how can you say that? what about other parents who lost their children?’ because first of all, these parents are NEVER HAPPY in real life ever EVER, and second this Papa/Bae relationship goes a lot deeper than a parent losing a child.
say if Emma and Regina and Neal lose Henry. they’d be terribly devastated. especially Regina who raised him, so Regina (being Regina) would probably want to kill herself, but even SHE would be able to have some semblance of a life and even a kind of semi-happiness with proper mourning and receiving support from Emma, Neal, Snow and even Robin Hood. but not Gold. never. if they keep that kid dead, they might as well write Gold off the show too, because no happiness will be in character for him, none will be believable. it would just be frustrating to see because it would make zero sense for this character and people would start hating Gold (well *I* would start hating him)
