Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4821842-20140316192447/@comment-24304025-20140410110524

Toma Cre wrote: Maybe the curse takes:

- whoever Regina ever knew (whether she wants to or not).

- anyone swallowed by the dark smoke and not protected by magic.

- items and dead people (i.e. non-living things) she wanted to bring.

That does not explain why Will was brought. Actually, we don't even know if he was cursed. Perhaps he was not.