@jessista wrote:
Ok, see but the problem I have with the magic = evil thing is this–where does that leave Emma? She has magic that is part of her. She didn’t ask for it, didn’t pursue it, she simply was born that way (reference intentional).
Maybe the magic that is simply part of Emma’s natural existence is not corrupting.
Similarly, the giants grow magic beans, but didn’t seem (in the short time we saw them) to be corrupted by their association with the beans’ magic.
Wouldn’t it be better for her to control it than to let it act on its own? In the fight against Cora/Regina/etc, wouldn’t it be better for her to use this powerful tool against them? After all, Emma’s magic comes from true love, which is the cure for curses–can true love corrupt? Can something resulting from true love be evil by nature?
Love of course is not evil by nature. But if the exercise of magic (for the good cause of love) leads to terrible pride, then maybe it’s better not used at all.