Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26196542-20150930211355/@comment-6175354-20151013114519

Mesmermann wrote: How can the can the original Dark One be alive. They have to kill him, to pass the darkness. Arthur probably cause Merlin being trapped. We don't know for sure that Merlin is in the tree. Arthur could have lied. The original Dark One is probably long dead, but the Dark One's magic still exists in Emma. Arthur probably suspects that Emma is the current Dark One, and just wants everyone to stop playing round. Remember, they were just looking for the toadstool to stall for more time.