I actually really dont mind if something like this goes down, because it kind of makes sense in a lot of ways- esp from the writers/ A&E perspective!
So it looks like we’re getting a cs kiss in 3×19 but if it’s not a TLK that’s still ok so let me explain
I know a lot of people are assuming that, even though Hook’s cursed, that kissing Emma wouldn’t take away her powers because of the power of True Love’s Kiss. That’s a valid theory, but it’s not a fact. We don’t know how the writers are choosing to portray the nuances of TLK. Hook kissing Emma could very well take away her magic but that doesn’t mean that he and Emma aren’t True Love.
His curse was specifically put in place to potentially nullify a TLK (from more of a writer’s perspective than from what Zelena planned on achieving). I think it could be interesting for Emma to lose her magic and try to figure out how to be the Savior without it, and I think that the writers could have handled this in any number of ways but the fact that they chose Hook and his lips signifies that it was meant to contrast what we expect to happen with a TLK (or at least build up the suspense that it might).
And remember, you don’t need magic to perform a successful TLK. Look at Charming and Snow, or even Aurora and Philip. They don’t have magic but were able successfully wake up their loved ones. So I think, if we don’t get a TLK (and Emma just loses her magic) it could be a set up to have an actually successful TLK (which is gonna happen by the end of the season, it’s just a matter of when) that restores her powers and then she can defeat Zelena. So like, they’ll think all hope is lost but throughout everything Emma’s fully accepted her feelings for Hook and then they kiss and then BAM she has her powers back and there’s hope that they can be beat Zelena.
I honestly don’t know how the episode (or the rest of the season) is gonna go. But I don’t wanna hear people whining about something that may or may not happen. People get too invested in fan speculation and then take it as gospel, but then end up getting disappointed when it doesn’t pan out. Just watch the episode with an open mind.
If we get a TLK, great: everyone gets their memories back and Zelena maybe goes into hiding and then manages to travel back in time and that’s the struggle for the finale. If we don’t get a TLK, still good: Emma loses her powers and tries to figure out how to defeat Zelena without magic; when all hope seems to be lost, Hook and Emma eventually do share a TLK and then Emma is able to beat Zelena at the last minute.
http://gentlesleaze.tumblr.com/post/83816986594/so-it-looks-like-were-getting-a-cs-kiss-in-3×19