Re: Rumpel’s Plan all along

[Slurpeez]

I know this idea isn’t very popular, but I think it makes perfect sense why Rumpel would want/need magic in our world: as a contingency plan. He came to this world, a land without magic, in hopes of finding Baelfire. When August showed up, Rumpel wanted so much for him to be his son, that he allowed himself to believe he was Baelfire. He probably hoped that Baelfire would find him. Yet, when that didn’t happen, he enacted his contingency plan to bring magic to this world in hopes of finding Baelfire. Since whoever bottled true love has the power to do anything, I think that this most powerful form of magic could enable him to bring back someone to life, just in case his son died. It’s been hinted at time and time again, by Rumpel himself, the Genie, Regina, and Maleficent that this is a huge limit that cannot be overcome. Yet, the fact that it’s said to be impossible makes me think that it’s this obstacle that Rumpel wants to overcome with a new most powerful form of magic: true love. He would want to have that power just in case his son had in fact passed away, especially if he cannot really see the future, as some believe. He needs a contingency plan.

Also, since it’s been said the savior, Emma, has to die for the curse to be broken once and for all, it seems like the plot is being set for her possibly to die. Yet, it seems like this story is all about the happy endings, especially for our heroes. If Emma has to die, there must be a way for her to be resurrected. There is a strong savior allegory of Emma as a Christ-like figure. It seems like Rumpel would work that into his plan somehow. Even if that’s not his ultimate intention, it would be a very beneficial consequence of his plan. It would also have a positive outcome for characters like Regina, Ruby, and Jefferson, who’ve all lost loved ones.