I liked that both dark and light had to make the right choice and as a result, the final battle was won. I liked that Emma sacrificed herself, and I like that Rumple made the right choice. I thought it was a good way to end both character’s arcs. And then Rumple is rewarded by getting to rasie Gideon with Belle and Emma gets rewarded by getting resurrected by Her son’s TLK.
I agree I actually thought it was a fairly powerful message and I like it.