Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-188360-20140512144616/@comment-24674051-20140626172408

you're right. But it doesn't change anything regarding Rumples manipulation of Maleficent, I think had she held the curse much longer, Rumple would have paid her a visit.

In fact, he did use her as an unwilling courier for the True Love potion that he used to bring magic to StoryBrooke. So my argument about manipulating Maleficent stands. And he manipulated David to hide the potion, and then manipulated Emma to retrieve it. The man is the ultimate mastermind behind everything.