Re: Why did Rumpel want the curse to happen? Home › Forums › Once Upon a Time › General discussion and theories › Why did Rumpel want the curse to happen? › Re: Why did Rumpel want the curse to happen? April 23, 2012 at 2:08 am #143264 weedithParticipant Unless I am missing something, this question was definitively answered in “The Return.”. Rumple created the curse in order to follow Bae to the land without magic. Right? [adrotate group="5"]