Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27603417-20150629061625/@comment-26159109-20150629175717

Eskaver wrote: Plot, for the plot.

Magic was never different because they neveer showed it different only for the first episode or two. Cora used her magic without any problems when she came. Rumple had no problem using magic. None of the magic users are more powerful, they are still themselves in strength.

They wanted us to forget that. They wanted to say magic was different so that:

1) they could parallel Regina's first taste of magic and not being like her mother

2) to explain why Rumbelle kissses never freed the Darkness from Rumple

Otherwise it did evrything magic would normally do. You forgot the different appearences - Rumple, Zelena, Archie, Dwarves, Fairies...