Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25517595-20150330011154/@comment-24674051-20150331134422

Folks, one comment on why Rumple didn't just grab a magic bean, ask the author, or any of the other ways that we know to get from FTL to the LWM. All ways, except the Dark Curse, do indeed cross the realms, but the person will lose the ability to perform any magic (other than possibly magic items they bring). Ingrid was unable to cast her ice magic, and I get the impression that Cruella and Ursula were equally powerless.

Even the Dark Curse, by itself, does not provide for the use of Magic. When we see Rumple in Manhattan, he loses his powers once he crosses the town line.

The point is, Rumple wanted to get to the LWM, but still retain his beloved magic. That's who he is, and that is why he looked at different ways to cross the realms.

Also, I rewatched BLP last night. I was watching the Apprentice during the conversation between him and Snowing. When he got to the point where he is about to reveal that there is a way to transfer the darkenss, he pauses with a very troubled look on his face, he gets up and goes over to the window and looks out. Knowing ahead of time about what was to happen, it looks like the Apprentice felt the interference from the Author, KNEW that the story had been tampered with, and there is something about what the Author does that even the Apprentice can not change once it has been done.