Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26225812-20150618081046/@comment-4427410-20150721063348

This whole "Dark Swan" story arc is basically a cop out. Now that Horowitz and Kitsis have described the "Dark One" curse as some evil entity that can possess another being and affect their moral compass, Emma has a ready made excuse if she ever commits an evil act in Season 5. Either her family or the show's fans can easily claim that "the devil made her do it". Worse, this whole situation will enable the show runners to avoid any real exploration of Emma's capacity for evil. What a waste. And what a cop out.