Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151207015752/@comment-25926288-20151211203058

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Eskaver wrote: Hook is pretty much a more aware version of a villain and he does good by that standard, but in those scenes he was showing how much faith he had in their love which was quickly to go down to zero. His hatred of the DO overpowered his love for Emma in the breiefest of moments and he asked for forgiveness later.Delightful, and I even growed a soft spot for Hook, but that doesn't relate to being the man he wants to be. One can stretch it a little and I can even give you that if you mention the parts during his first death in Birth. However, Broken Heart sort of craps on that idea and then brings it back through flashback "Eureka!" I have to disagree, because the Camelot arc proved one thing.... you CANNOT love the Dark One. If you do, it will lead to your doom.

Merlin was transformed into a tree and eventually killed, because of his love for Nimue. Hook was transformed into a second Dark One, against his wishes, because of his love for Emma. Mary Margaret, David, Henry, Regina, and Robin were condemned to the Underworld, because of their feelings for Emma. Belle is consistantly manipulated and lied to, because of her love for Rumplestiltskin. It does not matter who the vessel is, because in the end the Dark One is the darkest of all souls. I respect that, but I'll disagree. (Perhaps we have to agree to disagree)

You can love a Dark One. Nimue was never the DO tuntil she made the bad choice and everything ended there.But anyhow, the Dark One is just the person. Belle isn't lied too because Rumple's the DO, because he lied to her when he wasn't the DO. Being the DO only gives you addictive dark magic, immortality, and at the very least heightened bad habits.