A curse, by it’s definition, is intended to have negative consequences on the person’s body that it is being used against.
A spell is more open: so you can cast a spell to help someone or yourself or to hinder someone.
When I think of a curse I think of something that will directly harm the individual…but a spell may only impede them. So you can cast a spell to make all the lights go out and put someone in darkness, but you’re not acting on the person themselves. A curse would cause the person to break a leg.
Okay, that makes sense.
One of these days I’ll finish up cataloging the kinds of magic we’ve seen. You know, when I finish the timeline.
Cool.
As for why it’s the “spell” of shattered sight and not curse—I think that’s a case of the writers liking alliteration .
I agree. Adam and Eddy refer to it as a spell but I notice in interviews, the cast refers to it as a curse. I think that’s why I got confused.