Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26385535-20160920083926/@comment-24674051-20161116181609

DatNuttyKid wrote: okay, here's a crackpot theory I came up with today: in Changelings, Belle (possibly accidentally) stabs Rumple with the Dagger and becomes the new Dark One - and the one who kills Emma. Robert sticks around as the voice in her head like he did in Season 5A. This would explain the "sacrifice" mentioned in the press release.

Probably not, but I'd love to see a Dark Belle storyline. It would give her a better understanding of Rumple, and give Emilie the chance to stretch her acting skills to the limit after sitting around doing nothing for six years :P Interesting, but I'm not sure Storybrooke needs another powerful female sorceress. They already have Regina (x2), Emma, and Zelena. Adding a Dark Belle to that mix would just really make things a mess.

Still, you make an interesting case, and given some of what we've seen from Belle and her temperment (like tossing Gaston into the River of Lost Souls bay), I could see them having Belle, in a moment of anger, lash out against Rumple and accidentally killing him. Which, if that were to happen, would have Beauty BECOMING the Beast.

Overall, I still find the prediction baseless. But if it were true, then the setup they have going right now would put favored odds on either Gold or Regina as the fallen character (Regina in order to kill Queenie, and Rumple just because he's finally crossed the boundary into villainy). Just my 2 cents at this point.