I noticed the lack of TLK as well and it bothered me so much. The only reason I could think of why they omitted it, was that they are actually going ahead with the CS relationship. I honestly hope that isn’t the case though. It would feel too much like, oh well now that Neal’s gone, let’s get together without anything standing in our way. I realize I’m not giving the writers (and Hook and Emma) a lot of credit here. It’s just that I used to trust the writers, but I’m not so sure I should anymore.
It would be incredibly lazy writing to just kill one guy off so they can stick the girl with the other guy instead. I know there’s been lazy writing already, but that would seriously take the cake. Even if they don’t intend to show Emma and Hook in a relationship, they may have avoided the SF TLK because they want to keep how Emma feels ambiguous for a while longer, (though frankly I think it’s pretty damn obvious how she feels, but anyway), keep stringing CSers along for a while longer. If she’d kissed Neal, that would have been the end of any and all ambiguity right then and there.
Ah yes, that’s a good point. That at least puts me somewhat at ease. I’ve become a bit more cynical than I initially thought, I’m afraid.
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