I’m not sure if Hook realizes how much Henry will be around when they are back in SB and that Emma would probably never leave him there to go off adventuring or something like that without him. Emma’s life has completely changed now because of Henry.
His previous involvement with a mother of an adolescent was leaps and bounds different than his current predicament. Milah ran away from her problems and put her child behind her lover in her priorities. They may have wanted to go back for Bae, but they never did. Fast forward and we have Emma, who is only now connecting with the son she gave up. A reversal. He’s going to be clear and present in her life and she’s no longer going to let him be sidelined into the background. Whoever she ends up with has to realize and accept this.
And this is yet another mind boggling disconnect over the past 3 episodes. Hook may not have been the father type when Milah was alive (and I strongly suspect that had a lot to do with Milah) but when Bae was on his ship, turn out..Hook could be a Papa. “The things we do for our children” is such a significant line for him! And the first four episodes of this season, Hook was a father in mourning, just like Rumple. And then 5-7 happened and I don’t know what’s going on anymore. *headdesk*
Ok Happy thoughts.
I think 308 is going to be huge for SF. I think it’s going to be the episode that finally has Emma start to reevaluate her past with Neal because she is going to see him in a whole new light. Meeting Wendy is going to be HUGE for her. And MRJ and A and E have said that Emma always reminded him of Wendy so having Emma and Wendy get to talk is really going to shape things.