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Marty, I’m not really sure why you think Gold was or is trying to prepare for Bae’s happiness…..His sacrifice was about Belle and Bae, not just Bae. His comment about Bae being happy without him was pretty straightforward – Bae is an adult, he will find his own way in life, he will find love and happiness, and that will come without his papa in his life. Gold was expressing faith that Bae will be happy – that’s all
because this is what Gold DOES he prepares everything in advance. he has a solution to every problem. and he always knows what the problems will be. this is why I SO love his character. “I’m exactly where I want to be” kind of guy. when he told Bae that he used the curse TO ENSURE [Bae] HAS A CHANCE AT HAPPINESS speaks volumes. and we will find out, hopefully, what he did to ensure Baes happiness.
with Belle it’s different. he didn’t expect her in his future, so he didn’t prepare for it. even when pan tells him to go, leave the island, start a family with Belle, he doesn’t because he knows that he needs to save his family. it’s CRUEL that when his survival instincts do finally kick in, thanks to Belle, and he finds a way to live, and believes he DOES has a future with Belle THAT’S when he dies. it’s just CRUEL!
for the whole second half of season 2 and the whole 1st half of S3 he was either dying or going to his death. finally in episode 10 we think “good, looks like he won’t die after all” and then we see ep 11