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8Rob wrote: Nimue being in Rumple's head was a huge plot hole

Because that means Rumple could have casted the Dark Curse himself by using Merlin's heart, just like Dark Hook did.

He didn't need to wait centuries for Regina Easy peasy. Noone was in Rumple's head. The DO's only act as a guide to those who don;t give into the darkness. Rumple pretty much jumped in. (Everything in season 5A is plothole-ish. It was the time of retcons galore. Like how every Do goes to the vault, while Rumple pretty much didn't seem to and Hook had no weird skin.)