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Merida was given the knowledge probably by Emma....I assume.

Emma controlled her in the sense that she had to fulfill the goal, but Emma never said how and Emma was clearly distracted for much of that day. I think Merida wouldn't stop until she fulfilled her goal, like Will showed in Wonderland when even after Alice stole his heart back, he still felt like he needed to kill her until Alice said to stop.

Now, she'll feel the need to train him, but how will she determine when "he's a hero"? Merida and Emma could have totally different definitions. I scoured the web adn some think that the only thing Merida was doing in this episode was making him angry. Good, get that darkness riled up.......oh wait, that's a bad idea for a pure hearted hero.

Merida isn't pure of Heart as Merida said herself, then that should disqualify her in part for trying to make someone brave.

Now, outside of her harsh methods, this is the thing that made Rumple give into his darkness/ anger and become the Dark One in the first place. Rumple was bullied and became the bully, now he's being "bullied" again.

Hook said that he bullied Rumple in that time years ago. Hordor and his men bullied the villagefolk and Rumple. Rumple took that rage, incited by Zoso, to become a bigger bully than the rest of them. Rumple used that power because he didn't want to be bullied and wanted the power to never have that happen again. Now, I bet he's going to crave power again because once again he's crippled and weak and lacks the power to actually save and be with the ones he love.