Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1962215-20140317132636/@comment-5106672-20151019031008

The interesting thing about 5x04 was how Emma could actually silence the Dark One's voice in her head through love and support. This means that Rumple could have done the same with Bae, so he is still accountable for everything he did. I'm glad how the writers subtly hinted that giving in to the Dark One's powers is a choice after all.