Although it did give hope to my SwanFire heart that he came back to confront his father to make sure that Emma was safe, and he stepped in when his father started threatening Emma.
Oh, I love that scene. I had actually been worried that Rumpelstiltskin would whack Emma with his cane–he seemed pretty close to hurting her–and then Neal comes in. That was awesome to see. 🙂
With Milah, I swear she is more of a plot-device. She is just around to make Rumpelstiltskin more sympathetic. And I wouldn’t mind that, but her quick reactions bothered me. She fears her husband going to war and dying a horrible death, but when he comes back alive, she gets angry. It seemed a bit too quick for her to suddenly hate him.
With Greg, I don’t really get why he would want to stay. He sees a man throwing a fireball and sees a woman levitating objects around. Does he really want to stay in a dangerous town? All to investigate? Wouldn’t he want to leave quickly?