Reply To: Emma + Baelfire = Swanfire

For example, I don’t think it’s a coincidence that when we want to look at Emma’s internal struggle and emotional journey, a lot of the quotes come from JMo–not A and E–a person who, at the end of the day, has no knowledge of where the show is headed nor has any contribution to her character’s story

I just wanted to address this one point for now. A&E did speak about Emma’s internal struggle in a manner that I believe is very similar to the way JMo did.

After sacrificing herself in last season’s finale to save Regina (Lana Parrilla) and her family, Emma is now trapped with the powers of an ancient evil. “Every part of her is fighting her dark urges,” executive producer Edward Kitsis says. “What happens when [the darkness] mixes with the lightest magic of all, and will Emma have the strength to fight it?”

The real question is how the powers of the Dark Swan — yes, that’s what they’re calling her! — will differ from Rumplestiltskin’s (Robert Carlyle). “How a Dark One manifests is specific to each person who takes on the mantle,” says EP Adam Horowitz. “Emma will have her own unique spin on what it means to be a Dark One.”

Becoming the Dark One “allows you to have the freedom to have no inhibitions,” Kitsis adds, which could play a role in exactly how Emma uses her powers. “We are going to be exploring love and what happens when you use it as a weapon and what are the things that it makes you do. In the past, we’ve said love is the most powerful magic of all. It makes you do many things you normally wouldn’t think you would.” Entertainment Weekly

Emma not having any inhibitions as the dark one is the same language JMo used. Emma no longer being constrained as the savior and using love as a weapon were things I touched on in my earlier analysis. Everyone is free to her opinion; I just thought I’d share in case anyone were interested.