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Corbin Wrote:
Keep in mind, Emma doesn’t know these things that Hook did:
- Take Milah from Rumple (and it was obvious that he didn’t care about adultery, because he knew she was married) and leave him fatherless.
- Leave Bae to the ruthless Peter Pan, who he knew ripped out shadows and obviously didn’t care whether or not he died because Bae told him that he was like Rumple. (I mean, ONE INSULT and you throw the BOY to the crazy, shadow-ripping man/boy/probably-TL-of-Zelena.
- Completely disregard going back for Emma when he got back to the EF because he wanted his ship (while Neal’s mind was solely focused on getting back to his family).
- When he had the option of being a hero and reuniting a TL couple or committing ruthless murder, he chose the murder.
But no, all she knows is, “You traded you ship for me?” She doesn’t know that Neal sent that message, that Neal only cared about getting back to Emma and Henry. No, and she’ll never know any of these things because, you know, reasons.
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DING, DING, DING! You win a prize Corbin!
That’s why CS being end game is utter bull and makes no sense story wise…with no solid build up to it being True Love or even Real Love because what Emma knows about Hook is just a facade that the writers so cleverly try to push and then brush aside the truth of the matter.
Their relationship is based on no honesty at this point or understanding of their real selves. Hook never tries to understand what Emma is looking for as a “Home”. He just pushes Emma into staying with her family without understanding or knowing why she’s hesitant. That’s why they had to insert a scene with Neal to define what Emma’s goal was throughout the entire series, because story wise Hook’s character would not know these things or have a near understanding on the issue as much as Neal does.
Nor does Emma understand Hook’s true past, why he got his Hook, why he did the things he did for revenge. Emma hasn’t really chosen “him” if she doesn’t really know who he is as a person. Since her understanding of him is next to nil.