Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4962906-20151021085039/@comment-25926288-20151021131615

Because of Plot!

It would make sense for Emma to use Dark MAgic to get Merlin out of the tree, then have Merlin take the Darkness out of her, but then they wouldn't have seven more episodes.

When Emma uses the Dreamcather, according to the show, all her magic is dark, so yeah. They want her to use magic, but don't want her to solve the prolem. I think Merlin will be freed in this episode because why not?