Easily one of the show's most compelling villains, Peter Pan soared into the show at the start of season three. Fueled by a great performance by actor Robbie Kay, who managed to hold his own against even the great Robert Carlyle, Pan set a bar that all future antagonists following in his footsteps would have to strive for. Though the Neverland arc itself arguably dragged out longer than necessary, the exploration of Pan's past served to flesh out Rumpel's character in a whole new way. The revelation that the two were father and son, coupled with the themes of abandonment, cast a whole new light on what viewers had come to know about the Dark One and the cultural image of Pan as a carefree, tad-bit-selfish hero. In his final episode, Pan took nothing back; his resentment of Rumpel and belief that his son had taken away his life and potential despite having simply been a child was just as passionate as ever. With another curse rolling in and with his efforts nearly accomplished, he paved the way for Rumpel's long-needed redemptive arc to conclude, with his own son stabbing both of them with the Dark One's own dagger, effectively killing them both. Though Rumpel has since come back and returned to his power-hungry attitude, Peter Pan's time on the show is no less memorable for how it changed things up and for Kay's entertaining performance.
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