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Hook did not consult Emma on getting Henry out of Storybrooke, he was just going to take him (or rather palm him off on Smee which implied Hook wasn’t going to be there to ensure Henry got out of Storybrooke safely, he was relying on Smee).
No he didnt & he wouldnt, because doing so while Henry was STILL IN SB = putting a death warrant out on Henry’s head- I think the moment Henry decided he wanted to leave, he gave Hook the idea that IF Henry wasnt in SB, WW couldnt get to him to carry out her “I’ll feed Henry to my mokeys threat” & then he could actually TELL Emma what was going on, because Henry would no longer in danger. & lets be honest IF Emma had known, her 1st action would have been ‘great Henry is in danger of being murdered by WW thanks to you telling me’, I have to get him out of here-NOW!, I’ll come back & help if I can, after I have him safe- so while Emma’s reaction can be justified on the one hand, it doesnt change her being a hypocrite anyway you want to justify it- Hook was acting in EVERYONE’S best interest, not his own- Emma would have acted in Her & Henry’s best interest & to hell with everyone else (she was already going to go back to NY & deny Henry his knowledge of his father & denied his father the right to his son one last time, having pretty much anything to do with his legal mother or his grand parents, his heritage etc. So Emma hardly has the moral high ground on keeping secrets relating to another’s personal choices here).
By just taking him without asking, to Emma, Henry would’ve just disappeared on her in a town where there is an evil witch running round controlling the dark one. To have your child suddenly disappear on you to who knows where is every parents worse nightmare, made even worse when there is an ever present danger lurking waiting to strike.
Again, his would only be true IF you believed Killy was init for “selfish/evil” reasons & wouldnt have told Emma immediately about the curse & what WW had planned for Henry if he didnt take her magic away, as soon as Henry was safe.
Emma has trusted Hook with Henry in the past, he was her first port of call when she needed someone to look after Henry, but what he did in this episode would’ve made anyone go “I can’t trust this person with my child anymore” so Emma was justified in saying what she did.
Totally disagree with this- 1) Henry was trying to leave. When Henry gets an idea in his head, he does it- whether it’s stupid or not- ie. 2headed viper, dynamite to blow up a magic well, listening to creepy flying kid telling you to give him his heart to “save magic” which you tried to “blow up” a few weeks earlier, rather than your parents, spring to mind here. 2) What was he supposed to do- tell Emma about the curse, knowing WW was going to KILL Henry & the rest of her family for telling her? 3) She trusted Hook with keeping Henry safe, so WHY would she all of a sudden “assume” he wasnt acting to keep Henry safe now- that makes no sense to me! 4) IF she/they had actually waited for a full answer, instead of jumping to conclusions- they’d know that Hook Couldnt tell without killing them, couldnt kiss Emma to remove the threat to Henry & had wanted to get Henry safe, so he could tell her/them what was going on.
Snowing were unfair to Hook. Their basis of no longer trusting him were because they didn’t send him the message. Hook only said he assumed the message was from them because it came attached to a bird. Charming even said that it sounded like something Snow would do, so their jumping on the “I can’t trust you” bandwagon was out of order.
I do absolutely agree with this.