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The Dark Swan


"Remember who you are Emma Swan!" There is no returning fall show I am more excited for than Once Upon A Time. Yes, I admit it! I love a good fairytale and nothing gets my juices flowing more than a great story set in a fairytale world. For those of you who haven't watched the season 4 finale SPOILERS ARE COMING so be warned and click away now.

When we left off in Storybrooke at the end of Season 4 The Apprentice was attempting to absorb Mr Gold's dark magic by trapping it in the infamous Sorcerer's hat in an attempt to save Rumple's life. I think he was doing this for Belle as I never understood why he would help Gold when he kinda dislikes the guy. This goes south as the hat cannot hold that much dark magic and it escapes out into the centre of Storybrooke.

Left with no choice Emma Swan our archetypal Lawful Good character or Saviour fuses herself with the dark magic in an attempt to save the town and her loved ones from ultimate destruction. After some great effects The Dark Swan is born and becomes the new Dark one, or does she?

At the season close I was on the edge of my seat, how will this character who is in fact born of true love (if disney has taught us anything true love's magic beats all) cope with fusing with the dark ones magic? Will she be all dark all the time? Will it hardly effect her? Will she become chaotic good or neutral? I don't know the answer but my opinion is that we will have a gollum type scenario where opposing personalities are at odds with one another. The Saviour v The Dark One with no persona having absolute control over the other.

From what trailers and previews have shown us it looks like they are pushing the dark angle which I believe could be a diversion and are really flashbacks to Rumple's past through Emma's eyes. But as our last preview has shown us Emma could very well be trapped in a dungeon as she is no longer in this world. Whatever the outcome I believe this next season will be one of the greats and we still have plenty of twists and turns ahead of us. Operation Mongoose Out!

Tune in Sept 27 to find out if I am right, it will be the 29th for me!

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