"He doesn't seem to have an villainous motives in mind fortunately. He seems to be treating this as if he's doing us all a great favor, by giving us a vacation from our dull, boring lives." The last part of that statement is given with a deadpan mockery. Because since the curse broke, or rather perhaps since Emma has come into his life, their lives had ceased to be dull or boring.

"As for stopping him, I suspect there isn't unfortunately."