Either have him back on the show again as a regular or a reoccurring or just let him not be on the show ever again. I don’t really see the point anymore.
Yes, this. I cannot stomach the idea of parading Neal in front of fans who are still upset, heartbroken, ect just for a cheap thrill. This isn’t the same show where Neal felt like an integral part of the narrative. He doesn’t have a place in this current (poor) version of OUAT. And to bring him back just so he can tell Rumple, Henry, and Emma to “move on” (which all three of those characters apparently have done by virtue of forgetting all about him, mentioning him only in random spurts and then returning to utter silence or dating other people) is…well, I keep using the word cruel whenever this idea pops up.