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Also, according to what we saw, Rumple could have used Merlin's heart to cast the Dark Curse.

He waited centuries for Regina to be born, but he could have done it himself by using Merlin's heart, like Hook did. He could have even used his own tears after losing Baefire to free Merlin and cast the Dark Curse.

Rumple waiting for Regina to be born was one of the most important plot points in the show's premise and know it doesn't make sense at all. He waited centuries for nothing!

Also, how come Hook never noticed he had magic? You don't need to be aware of your powers to use them. We have seen that several times on the show (like Emma in 2x01)

And don't let get started with Hook casting the Dark Curse just by dropping a heart in Merlin's magical comunicator soup.

No no no no no..... 5A is just the worst. Let's just pretend that thing never happened.