Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4839682-20140819182912/@comment-12459636-20141024021915

Nah, if that were true,Rumple would've acted totally different when he popped out. I'd perfer it if an evil force within the hat was helping the rather sudden relapse along but I guess the writers just decided Rumple going back to evil was the only way they could tell the story. Still hope things end up good for him and belle though.

Going off topic, what if the Sorcerer was secretly evil and his apprentice never knew? The hat doesn't exactly scream good intentions and Regina proved people can switch from good to evil magic if they want, which would explain the enchantment against people with dark hearts.