Hook annoyed me so much last episode. The way he deliberately antagonised Rumple in the diner and gloating, knowing that Rumple couldn’t do anything in retaliation without making his situation worse, then acting all sweetness and light for Emma’s return. It’s two faced and petty, and most of all, it’s actually shades of bully boy behaviour picking on someone you know can’t fight back for what ever reason, and Hook knew Rumple couldn’t do anything because he called Rumple “toothless”. Besides that fact, how stupid was it of Hook to do what he did. Rumple fears what will happen when his heart goes all black because he’d lose any trace of humanity and most likely any trace of mercy. Hook wants to antagonise Rumple, potentially speeding that process up, all so he can feel like a big boy.
What are the writers trying to do with Hook? If they’re trying to show he’s redeemed, why have him pull that crap with Rumple? I get that the two characters don’t like each other but Rumple was literally minding his own business, having breakfast with the author, when Hook came in, intruded to say his piece then literally just left again. If the writers are trying to show that Hook still has that dark side then why isn’t the narrative going in that direction? Instead it seems like the writers want us to think Hook is redeemed yet keep throwing these scenes at us yet do nothing with them.
It annoyed me how Emma looked at Hook as she was making up with Snow as if she was checking with him to make sure she was doing it right. There was no need for her to look at him during that scene.
Don’t even get me started on Regina. It’s as if the writers are telling us they’re redeemed, but showing us that they’re clearly not redeemed yet still want us to think they’re redeemed. It’s contradictory.
All magic comes with a price!
Keeper of Felix