Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24589671-20141117031643/@comment-24674051-20141117191701

As for Rumple, I am on the totally PO'd at him bandwagon. But I also agree that he is responding as he should, as a person that is addicted to power, as a person who has suffered tremendously, and as a person who has a strong bent towards Evil. Ultimately, Rumple is the Dark One, and when everything is said and done, that is who is going to come out on top (at least until that curse is broken).

Also, I do not, for one second think the Author and the Sorcerer are the same person. The Sorcerer is being set up to be opposite of the Dark One. They are, imo, polar opposites. Maybe later in this season, or more likely a later season, there is going to be a story arc about conflict between the forces of Good (led by the Sorcerer) and the forces of Darkness (led by the Dark One).

And the Manor house belongs to the Sorcerer. That is where Rumple recovered the Hat, and (at least as of Smash the Mirror) the Hat is back in the possession of the Apprentice, which I would presume means that it is actually in the possession of the Sorcerer. Unless, or course, somene ELSE managed to steal the Hat, but it has been presented that the Hat is very valuable to the Sorcerer.