Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20160420173957

The Dark One and the Sorcerer both had their powers sourced by the Holy Grail. Merlin wanted to be free from his power and immortality to be with the woman he loved and thus he set out to the Promethean Flame and forged Excalibur to remove his gift. The Dark One has the same power source, so why would the powers of the Dark One and not Merlin be removed by TLK?

Theory: TLK brings light to the Dark One and removes the effects of the Darkness-forged body.

I mean it made sense when we just thought it was a curse, but then it was said that TLK can actually stop working, but why does it even work in the first place? TLK would have been the first thing Merlin tried and it makes little sense for TL do remove the Holy Grail magic which could be used for either way. So, either TLK is an additonal way to Excalibur/Holy Grail that can remove the powers, or it's odd. 