Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1916997-20151005010223/@comment-1894786-20151007224502

Hmcooper4 wrote: Not sure if I said this before, but that whole "Price" conversation between Emma and Rumple sheds a little more light on a lot of Rumple's dealings in previous seasons. "All Magic Comes with a Price", and all of his deals and contracts, really start to make even more sense. I always just accepted it as part of who Rumple was, but now it turns out that it's more of who the Darkness is, and not Rumple. I mean... it makes sense that "all magic comes with a price" because things need to be in balance... But we never see prices except for when the plot needs it. We didn't see Nyx coming for Rumple for defying Neal's fate by absorbing him. We didn't see the Fury come after Cinderella or Cora (both of whom made deals with Rumple where the price was their firstborn. As in, a life.)

And the only time we've ever seen prices when it comes to good magic is when Tink failed Regina and lost her wings (though that wasn't a magical price, unless you believe in karma), and when Pinocchio was told that his transformation would be undone if he wasn't selfless, brave and true. Though both situations were instigated by Blue, who's even older than the Dark One.