Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-2153169-20151015134011/@comment-25926288-20151109184714

Sjr1219 wrote: In last nights episode Zelena used the bottom of excalibur to bind Merlin in the same way the dagger works on dark ones, presuming then that as their powers are from the same source Merlin's power also transmigrates upon death then perhaps Hook "inherited" the power. But when Emma took everyone's memories he forgot. So now since he doesn't know he won't figure it out afterall he never used magic before so why would he try since as far as HE knows nothing changed. Doubt that. Emma probably just tethred his soul to Excalibur, without involving Merlin in that matter.