Also, found a delightful little thing this morning on Tumblr
I was thinking about the so called love “triangle” between Emma, Neal, and Hook trying take a look at objectively at which couple actually makes sense. When I look at Hook and Emma I do understand why people like them. They do have good chemistry. They are flirty and fun. Hook is charming, handsome, and sexy. People like seeing Hook change from being the villain to becoming a hero all because of the love of a woman. There in lies the problem with me. Hook is a fairytale character. I know Eddie and Adam have changed all the characters a bit and have given them their own twist. We all know Hook as the dastardly villain. Charming to be sure, but lovesick puppy? This is not the Hook that I love. The banter between them is fun, but to take away the villain is to take away the pirate. No more Hook, but plain old Killian Jones? Hook becomes a regular guy. Their flirting us fun, I have a hard time picturing Emma and Hook in a long term relationship.
Then we have Neal and Emma, products of fairytale characters especially created by Eddie and Adam. Both abandoned, in a sense, by their parents. Fell in love, separated by fate because of a curse. Neal was the reason the curse was created, Emma’s was the reason curse was broken. They share a child , who ties two families together. They both love each other deeply. The most important thing to both Neal and Emma is family. Emma has only said I love you to two people, Henry and Neal. The whole theme of the show is about family, hope, believing, redemption and love. When I look at all the other couples, Rumbelle , Snowing, and others, they all have the same theme. They were all separated and brought back together. Emma and Neal fit the same pattern. Their story Is more complicated, but a true love story. They fit together. Emma and Neal have had the most emotional depth in their scenes together. I prefer this to fluff any day. Their chemistry is more real to me and they make sense as a couple. Just saying.