@NONNIE wrote:
He sure does not relate well to the LOST BOYS.
Actually, the time we saw him mention the Lost Boys, (when he and Emma were climbing the beanstalk), he appeared to have a look of fond nostalgia for them. I’m looking forward to seeing what the history is there, (one of the reasons I hope Bae ended up in Neverland is because I’d love to see Hook meeting Milah’s son and bonding with him).
I’m on the team that sees Hook as being redeemable. All the detrimental things people say about his character are spot on, but I see that that all stems from a place of extreme hurt, and I think that once he finally acknowledges that, he’ll start on the path to being a better man. His present day actions are understandable to me, given his heartbreak, and I’m hoping we eventually see what happened in his life that drove him into piracy. Considering all of that, that’s why I can see him having a relationship with someone in the future. I don’t think that someone will be Emma though.
I get a kick out of their flirtations, (and love the innuendos ;)), and think that Emma can relate to him more than she’s willing to admit. That tension makes them interesting to me, though I’m not a shipper who sees them together in anything resembling a functional relationship. Each of them needs someone different in the long run IMO, but I’ll enjoy their flirtation for however long it lasts.
The family tree entanglement doesn’t turn me off, I guess because there’s a 200 odd year gap between Milah and Emma, and Hook doesn’t know how the two ladies are (most likely) connected, so it’s not like he knowingly jumped straight from one to the other. I do wonder though, if Neal is revealed to be Bae, if that will do Hook’s head in a bit, and it’ll make him cool things with Emma. Especially if, as I suggested earlier in this post, Hook knew Bae as a child, and they didn’t hate each other. If so, then Hook probably wouldn’t want to get in the middle of Neal and Emma sorting their stuff out, and may take a step back, out of respect for Milah’s son.