Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151207015752/@comment-6175354-20151207172542

Hmcooper4 wrote:

Rumple as the DO again. some are saying character assassination, but I think it's actually totally in character. I think, when the series is done, we will see that even the 'good' Rumple was just Rumple manipulation. The only thing that were not manipulations were the deaths (Malcom and Black Heart).

Emma hearing the Dagger. There is more to that event than we initially know. I suspect that she still possesses her portion of the Darkness, even though Rumple claimed to have it. Dark Swan still exists, but is under control. I totally agree about Rumplestiltskin choosing the Darkness, was completely within his character. He was never a good man, just someone trying to prove he was not a coward. In his mind, power makes him stong and brave.... oi, that pun. One does have to wonder if Hook inherited Merlin's foresight, when he was turned into a Dark One. He was warning everyone this season, that Gold would never change.

Interesting theory, about Emma still having some Darkness within her. That is very possibly that case, because why else would she hear the dagger's call? Would that mean that Hook can still hear Excalibur? Asuming he is resurrected, and the sword still exists.