Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20150313202428/@comment-1894786-20150510034109

8Rob wrote: I read something about rumple's heart going totally dark, and then the "Dark One" escapes and becomes its own entity, independent from Rumple

If this is true, then being "dark one" isn't a curse, but some sort of possession well, at least that'd be good news for Rumple. Unless the Dark One takes his magic AND immortality away with its curse. In which case, everyone in town will come for his head.