Board Thread:Wiki-Related Discussion/@comment-1916997-20171222202521/@comment-6302057-20180127145009

CadoDoan wrote: '''If we look at the situation as you put it, then we could also argue that the First Curse is also Rumplestiltskin’s curse, as he wanted to get back to his son. It’s not how we deal with it. Gothel added nothing to the curse, except her magic.'''

Regina became Roni because that’s what Drizelle wanted. Gothel remembers everything because that’s what Drizella wanted. Rapunzel thinks she is the caster because that’s what Drizella wanted. The First Curse was Regina's. Rumple had an ulterior motive to find his son, hence why he gave it to her to cast.

The current curse is Drizella's for the reasons stated above. But Gothel has an ulterior motive, hence why she helped Drizella cast it.

In these curses there was the caster whose desires were fulfilled, but Rumple and Gothel served hidden "benefactor" roles in each curse. It was part of their endgame for each curse to be cast.