@Oncewatcher wrote:
Writers, producers, etc. need to spend a regular amount of time searching social media to “spy” on what the viewers are saying.(..)
I honestly don’t recall hearing about any other cast member raising your ratings. In fact, quite the contrary.
Can I just add that even simple check on social networks show that Hook is definitely not the only one adored on the show.
On tweeter Colin has about 20k followers whereas Lana Parrilla has 90k and Ginny Goodwin has more than 200k. Similar for facebook.
So even if Hook is eliminated, there will still be plenty of audience left to watch the show.
Statements like “I know many people who were going to stop watching it until Hook appeared” make me chuckle. Because how many of those people do you know in person? And how many of them were actually serious about it? We know human nature, more often than not, they would keep watching, waiting for something to happen, even if they weren’t entirely happy with it. Also, I don’t believe it, season 1 was full of action and the first episodes were just starting to develop the story – no room for getting bored.
I have nothing to Hook himself, maybe except for some of his lines, but honestly, what made me dislike the character was the fans themselves – claiming how he’s the best and the show would be nothing without him. He is a good actor and his role IS interesting. But that can be said about many other characters – personally I don’t think he will ever be as good as Lana but I’m not stating that SHE runs the show.