Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25423394-20131025194804

I have a theory. The Seer's vision were a little difficult to comprehend when Rumpel first met her, but when she gave him the clue about finding Bae again, Rumpel thought "undoing" meant his death.

Instead, what if "undoing" means more that the Dark One will be undone. I think the curse of the Dark One is like...well, like the Elder Wand in Harry Potter. The Elder Wand always was taken by force (death, winning a duel, etc), but Harry puts the Elder Wand back and remains undefeated and the curse is broken that way. So, if the Dark One himself casts away the evil o f the dagger, he will be undone.

But Rumpel could still have magical powers (Cora was able to learn magic, so was Regina), so Rumpel could still have his power without the curse of the Dark One.

It's just a theory I've entertained the last few weeks. 