Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-24674051-20160229191420

I know we've had discussions in the past about the origins of the dark curse. But I just had a thought. I will likely move this thread to the General board after the premiere when everyone has seen Hades and the storybrooke looking UW.

 What if what we see in the UW is not an appearance only, but is the REAL Storybrooke, of which Storybrooke, Maine is just a replica. The goal of the Dark Curse can probably be best summed up as taking a whole kingdom and subjecting them to an extreme period of duress (in short, putting them through Hell). and while we can (and probably will) discuss whether Once's UW is equivalent to Hell, it does paint that picture.

I present this option for the origin of the Dark Curse. Hades was contacted by someone (call him a King) long ago to subject his kingdom to torture (reason unknown). Hades produced the Dark Curse, which would transport the entire kingdom to a replica of the UW, where they would spend an eternity suffering. Of course, as with anything, the cost for bringing hell to life was a life, and not just any life, but the life of the person that the King loved most. The King, after considering this, chose not to accept, and so Hades hid the curse away, and put one of his best guards, Chernabog, to keep it safe.

Centuries later,  Rumplestiltskin was looking for a way to traverse realms, while keeping his magic intact. simple portal jumping would not suffice. Then he discovered the Dark Curse. Of course, he wouild have to get past the guard, and even then he would need to make some modifications, since it would not meet his needs in the current form. But Rumple went and got the Curse, and then made the modifications that were needed to allow him to achieve his quest (or so he thought).

When Regina cast the curse, it did recreate a replica of the UW, but it was not a perfect replica, but actually a fixed up version, due in part to the True Love Potion that was built into the revised curse.

and the rest, as they say it history.

Thoughts?  