Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26159109-20160119214649/@comment-25926288-20160409004726

Avatar Beta wrote: i also wondered how Belle knew about something Merlin said in a private conversation with Emma. Writer's goof, maybe? Also, it's very strange that Belle feels this way yet apparently says nothing to Regina about her heart. The Rumple doublestandard continues. Belle's secretly the Author. On a serious note, Belle knows about it, but I think she's just over all that villiany from all parties. Belle has a vested interest in Rumple, not Hook, not Regina. Plus, that's been like two months ago. Belle has already worked with Regina in the dreamcatcher find and with the fury.

Belle never wants Dark magic, but Rumple schools the writers about magic. It's a matter of perspective. Regina still uses magic and there's seems to be no real difference. You can use magic for good or bad, clearly. mean, Nimue turned dark for crushing a heart, rather than the act of ripping it out. The Apprentice ripped out a heart. So, there are no Dark vs Light spells, just the intentions behind it. When Zelena was going to heal Baby Hood, it was Dark magic used for a good purpose, so there's no reason to associate Dark with bad since both types of magic seem to be capable of doing all of the same things.

So, take it not as Belle having this weird stanard, but the storytelling confusion that the writers have created because they made DM and LM equal in everyway and need some conflict that shouldn't exist.