Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26241562-20151013033754

From the vision we see of the darkness as Rumple. It seems like it's clearly a person with motive of its own. The darkness clearly wants Emma to pull out excalibur to get rid of the light. Rumple didnt have visions of the Darkness after he embraced the darkness. So why does Emma? Because he wants to be free.

Maybe Merlin cursed him so he became nothing but darkness force to find a host and no longer a human being.

I cant help but to feel a similarity between the darkness and the smoke monster from Lost. Merlin is the Jacob of OUAT. They are both these non-human villains who wants to get rid of the light. 