Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24674051-20151117184714

Ok, in Birth, we find out that, at around the 3 week point in Camelot, Killian becomes a Dark One courtesy of Emma tethering him to Excalibur. Why that makes him a dark one is up for debate, but that is a different topic. I will presume that, until shown otherwise, everyone is aware of Killian's status in Camelot, but once the group comes back (is cursed back or whatever), that fact is hidden from not only Killian but from Everyone.

What we know about the Dark One (at least the Dark one as decesnded from Nimue):

1. They don't sleep

2. They are very strong with magic

3. They get to be all sparkly skinned at some point (even Emma has shown some signs of sparkling).

4. They are immortal.

Now, we never know for sure, but I'm guessing that Merlin also does not need sleep, and we know he has powerful magic. But since he is not dark, he does not have the skin condition.

So the question rises, if Killian does not need sleep (and in fact probably can't sleep), how does he not figure out that something is wrong? At least with the Immortality, we see Emma make it a priority to cover that fact. I won't call it a plot hole just yet, because there are still 2 episodes remaining until the Winter Hiatus, and I would imagine any answer we get to this will have to come out in those 2 episodes. But what are your thoughts on this? 