No mistake there. Remember what we saw happening: Rumple stabbing Pan, Pan losing his juvenile charm turning back to old papa Malcolm, Rumple and Malcom disappearing with a shimmering light. If you have hope for Rumple, then there is as well “hope” for Malcolm and maybe even Pan. We saw Malcom/Pan maybe dying but for sure not dead. Thought for a while now, that it’s only sure, that he won’t return for this season, but options for him are there for later seasons. Malcolm/Pan is not dead dead like Cora yet. Not sure if they already have any plans, but sure A&E want to keep it open, and that is all that there is to that info at the moment. Can’t kill all spectacular villains on first try (hmm, did any villain on this show so far even die on first try?)
I’d be done with the show if they do that. He’s dead…….There’s no hope for Pan Daddy because he was basically the devil. Gold is not evil, by any means and that golden light should have been for him alone. I’d be absolutely disgusted if they “saved” that monster………I’m already disgusted that Gold’s curse didn’t break. Sacrificing his life wasn’t enough?