If only Adam and Eric gave Neal/Baeflire the story arcs/development he deserved. I am am pretty sure some of the haters would have more time understand his character thus have a better chance liking him or at least understand how some of us feel about his death. I mean there isn’t a episode that is totally dedicated to him as he usually share the spotlight with someone else in the cast. I wonder if they didn’t give the story arcs/development he deserves purposely, to try to make him seem so insignificant outside of being Rumple’s son, Henry’s biological father and Emma’s potential love interest. That they wanted to make people seem annoyed by him so when they kill him off they have less hassle about their decisions from fans. That they want to underdeveloped him to make it seem like he is a weaker character compared to Hook/Killian so it would make Hook/Killian “better” for Emma or something.
We will meet again, in another life...