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Despite the Sorcerer being revealed to be Merlin he still feels too shady to me. He is the all powerful god like sorcerer he supposed to be good, but has done nothing to show it. Even in the finale when it was revealed he stopped darkness from destroying everything by tethering it to a person it seemed shady, especially when we learn Merlin can destroy the darkness. Even if we buy he didn't know how to destroy the darkness back when he made the Dark One why has he allowed it to run free this entire time instead of taking the dagger to control it?

He was quick to cut a deal with Ingrid to get his hat back despite not dealing with evil people and even gave her a way into SB. When the guy he picked to be the author screwed over an innocent baby he doesn't open a portal for his apprentice to go get Lily, bring her back, so they could remove Emma's darkness from her and contain it in the hat like they were going to do with Rumple? Why does Merlin decide someone should be given god like power to someone who is only supposed record things. Seriously why do the authors need magic ink? I could see him cutting a deal with Pan to give him image of Henry he had 300 years before he was born to get something out of it. I know most fans find Blue Fairy shady and secretly evil, but I feel Merlin is way more shady. I wouldn't be surprised if he turned out to be the villain of the show.

As for where Merlin is some stories have Merlin was imprisoned by one of his apprentices in a cave. In the Once Upon a Time universe Morgan/Morgana or Nimue imprisoned him in a different dimension. It would explain why he hasn't appeared and talks to his apprentice through a Wizard of Oz like spectacle.