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Jordy267 wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: 8Rob wrote: And they said "A curse is not a curse anymore.. when the afflicted wants it" in 5x03

Snow White accepted the Sleeping Curse in 1x21, so TLK shouldn't have worked in 1x22 Except they have also told us TLK is powerful enough to break any spell, meaning any magic, not just a curse, so that is why it still works. Except Belle said this to explain why TLK failed to cure Rumple's Dark-Oneness in future, and why Hook couldn't cure Emma's Darkness with TLK. So how come a Sleeping Curse can always be cured by TLK but being a Dark One cannot? Well, first I'd correct CDA. TLK can break any curse. Those are the exact words. I would chalk it up to Belle not knowing what she's talking about. As I put in another thread, the DO "curse" isn't really a curse, because it would be weird for Merlin to not have tried that with Nimue and that their powers come from the same source. Blessing versus curse is all in perspective.