I will say that I was really angry when I first saw this because it totally does not fit Bae’s personality or soul. I am glad they had him drink the memory potion and that Rumple then took all the blame on himself to save his son from the darkness, I think this actually fits Rumple’s character. I think what the story was trying to say is that dark magic will corrupt almost anyone. Bae became corrupted when he summoned the dark one and felt the power to the dagger and that power is very hard to give up which is why Bae was becoming darker and darker until his dad gave him the memory potion. I think that Rumple will do whatever he has to do to prevent Gideon’s soul from darkening just like he did with Bae. This episode basically stated that Rumple sacrificed his relationship with his son to protect him from the darkness. I think Rumple is willing to make that same sacrifice to save Gideon and I liked that Belle understood that.