Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20170320005548/@comment-25758988-20170320165001

Can I just point out that the connection between the dagger and the new DO was actually quite new. Bae was also the first person to hold or control the new DO so I feel at this stage the daggers influence on its wielder is very strong, even going so far as to push Bae over the edge and into his own evil side (which we all have). I think the power to corrupt lessens over time and considering how long Rumple has been the DO when Belle takes the dagger I think Belles own sense of goodness overrides the influence, hence why she can hold the dagger and not be taken into darkness. When Regina takes the dagger when Emma is the DO the influence may not have been as obvious because Emma was the saviour first before becoming the DO. The dagger is a part of the DO, if the DO is pure evil before becoming a DO the the daggers influence is stronger. If the DO is like Rumple, i.e greedy for power the dagger's influnece is stronger. If its like Emma it may not even be there at all. I think if anyone used the dagger when Hook was the DO i bet it would have reacted in the same way, especially if say the person was Henry and he was watching magic ruin another member of his family, he may have slipped into his own darkness.

Anyway I still enjoyed the episode :)