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TrumpetofTheSwan wrote: I think he just had the potential for evil the same as anyone else, and the conditions were right for it to manifest itself. He was angry and felt helpless, so he felt tempted by the dagger's power.

Overall a disturbing yet a the same time interesting episode. Rumple logic: If someone does it on your behalf, it doesn't really count. No wonder he's so messed up. Yep. Baelfire wasn't perfect and you can see how it escalated: Bae thought about it, asked to stop him, then eventually to kill him. He's a child, so likely his anger got the best of him. Plus the dagger (theory) likely prompted his next measure to exact revenge on the Baker's kid. In theory, noone has every wielded the dagger selflessly or without anger or desperation.

It's a temptation thing. It's the same thing with Gideon. Sort of like with Snow and the candle. Snow was already upset but she really wasn't going to act on those feelings. She was introduced to dark magic and the rest is history.

Rumple has always been Machievellian. Ends justify the means. Mix that with his overprotective nature of his son and that's exactly what you get.