Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26184894-20150813005948/@comment-25926288-20150813104117

Rena Charming wrote: Oh wow, Eskaver. I expected you to just say "cos plot made it so". Which is my go-to answer now for any and everything that happens on the show that doesn't really make a lick of sense when you really get to thinking about it (and sometimes you don't even have to think that hard): "Why did [...] happen?" "Because it was in the script."

Let's face it, fate or not, Rumple got Regina to cast the curse because. Just... because. I may be analytical and a bit cynical, but it was established nicely into the show that Rumple foresaw it and that he has always been a fatalistic person (at times he tried to fight that fate, even though he makes it come true anyway).. I would only say the plot made them it so, if there was no other way for it to have happened....or if I didn't like it.

Now, if Rumple wasn't so high strung on fate, then plot made him do it because he could have used anyone else. The real kicker is why was the seer's magic so specific on "daughter of Cora". We've never seen it be that specific....other than because of plot. The seer herself couldn't see who would cast the curse, only that someone else would. The real question is why is his vision so clear on things rather than other......because of P...oorly described and utilized magic system.

SO, to recap:

Fate and Prohecy said that Daughter of Cora will cast the curse....even though the seer's visions are suppose to not be clear whatsoever.

Prior to that, Fate and Prophecy told him that someone else would cast the curse......who knows why Rumple could pinpoint an exact person out of what's suppose to be a jumbled mess. Maybe if they showed us rather than told us. But when will they ever do that. Show, don't Tell.