Board Thread:Show-Related Questions and Answers/@comment-26116863-20150317015052/@comment-26184308-20150317153046

Eskaver wrote: You want the truth or the TRUTH: Preseason 4 answer: Magic works differently in Storybrooke (despite true love kiss working normally).

Season 4 answer: He always loved power more than Belle, or at least at those moments.

The real answer: They don't want Rumple to lose his Dark One status at all/ yet.

Yes can't image Rumple powerless and not the dark one any more, it the writers make Rumple lose his power at least they should split Rumple and dark one, we need dark one for the show