Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25355646-20150302022703/@comment-1894786-20150608165415

Lady Regina wrote: It does give you a happy ending because you can design in this case SB in the exact way you want it too be. It is only called the dark curse because in the wrong hands it can be used for great evil. I don't think that the DC is made to balance Merlin's light magic. It could also have been made for the science of magic like Eskaver said. Can I get a source? Because I really don't know why everyone keeps saying the Dark Curse specifically gives you your happy ending. Again, it can't bring back the dead, so it wouldn't help King George, Hook or Ingrid. It can't restore an ability or person that was lost to you, so it wouldn't help Amara, Maleficent, Ursula or Cruella. Can't change the past, so sorry Zelena and Anastasia. It can't give Cora, Pan or Jafar unlimited power.

It can only transport a massive amount of people to our world, which is what Rumple needed; transport. It could also be manipulated to wipe people's memories in order to give them a new life, which is what Regina wanted; a fresh start for her and miserable lives for others.

In the end, the Dark Curse is a large-scale magic bean with the option to wipe peoples' memories. So it can only give you your happy ending if your happy ending is being banished to a magic-less world with the added bonus of amnesia.