I love how no one jumps down Gaultheria’s throat, but God for bid I say anything negative about Neal, I get the ax. I happen to agree with Gaultheria. I didn’t like how Neal died, but at the time, I remember thinking it was his time, especially since the main story line of Rumple getting back to his son, had ended, as did the science vs magic story line. Obviously he has connections to other characters, but how long were they going to just have Neal interact with his son on the sidelines? Some scenes would have been nice with Emma, and Rumple, and Henry, but the writers felt they had a good ending for him and they went with it. Not saying it landed, but like I said, I was fine with it at the time. It’s just a shame now that they botched the CS relationship a bit, and it’s easy to look back and say bring back Neal! I do miss him, but he reminds me of Robin Hood now. The man couldn’t fight. He had no magic. The episode where Cora and Regina storm into Gold’s shop in season 2….Neal with the sword was a little laughable. I just don’t think he would survive, and if he did, he would just be a secondary character to serve as Henry’s father and Rumple’s son. I can’t stand Robin Hood right now. He has no story and he’s only there to serve as Regina’s love and Roland’s father. I wouldn’t have wanted that for Neal.