Obisgirl: That’s been my theory, but still, there seems to be a pattern on this show: Regina “discovered” magic, she went bad; Cora likely discovered magic, she went bad; Rumple acquired magic, and he went bad. We don’t have anyone learning magic who didn’t go bad. And none of the three just mentioned had any sort of disposition towards evil as far as we can tell. I get that absolute power corrupts absolutely, but is that the case here? No one’s power is absolute. I mean, all three took advantage of the power for their own purposes (getting back at Mom, finally not being a coward/outcast) and we could argue all day why Rumple went from trying to save his son to killing people because he felt like it, but without magic coming into their lives, Regina would have run away from home and Rumple would have lived out a quiet life (whether with or without Bae, we’ll know). I guess the question is, is it possible to practice magic and not go too far?