Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25896389-20150509042358/@comment-24674051-20150512163336

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Hmcooper4 wrote:

1. Rumple become the apprentice (Another job that is passed on). Sorry, but Rumple should not be let anywhere near magic. He is an addict, and easily corrupted by power.

I get what you're saying, and there is some truth in that. However, the addiction to power (and particularly to Magic) did not happen until after he became the Dark One. Yes, he was looking for a solution to keep Bae out of the Ogre Wars, and he took some desperate measures to achieve that goal, and those measure cost him dearly.

And maybe it would be better not to have him become the Apprentice immediately. But there is a lot to be said for having someone with Rumple's experience taking on the responsibility of the Apprentice. And if he had real help (from Belle, and maybe even the others), he might be less inclined to abuse the powers.

Maybe it's just that I have hope that Rumple is finally redeemed. And let's face it, not all of the actions he took during his reign as the Dark One were bad. I mean, he DID singlehandedly put an end to the Ogre Wars, which saved countless people from an untimely demise.