Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20151017160320/@comment-6175354-20151101041226

8Rob wrote: It's kinda lame if the Dark Swan turns out to be nothing but a puppet I would not call the Dark Swan a puppet, per se.

It almost seems like there is a chess match going on in Emma's head, between her and the Darkness. Both entities probably have their own agenda, that they are keeping secret from the other. The Darkness wants to snuff out the Light, while Emma probably wants to snuff out the Darkness.