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"Warning: This article contains spoilers that some readers may prefer to avoid. The creators of Once Upon a Time have spoken out about Sunday night&amp;#039;s shock twist.  Neal (Michael Raymond-James) perished in the ABC drama&amp;#039;s latest, in an attempt to bring Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) back to life. &amp;quot;He is really dead,&amp;quot; Adam Horowitz confirmed to TV Guide. &amp;quot;The decision was one that was not made lightly. &amp;quot;We thought that Michael was brilliantly emotional and amazing on Sunday night as we brought that character&amp;#039;s life to an end.&amp;quot;  However, co-creator Edward Kitsis revealed that the possibility still exists for Neal to feature in flashback sequences. &amp;quot;I would be so disappointed if we didn&amp;#039;t [get to do that],&amp;quot; Kitsis said. Horowitz and Kitsis recently revealed that they hoped to bring Jamie Dornan (Sheriff Graham / The Huntsman) back to Once Upon a Time in its third season, but that the actor&amp;#039;s commitments to BBC series The Fall and the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey ultimately ruled out a return. Once Upon a Time airs on Sundays at 8/7c on ABC in the US. The show is currently without a UK broadcaster after being dropped by Channel 5. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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