Reply To: Why is Hook such a divisive character within the fandom?

I actually don’t hate Hook this season and I used to absolutely loathe him. I like that he actually apologised properly to Belle for what he did and tried to help her.

My main complaint about Hook now is that how he is behaving now is how he should’ve been behaving a couple of seasons ago. Better late than never I suppose.

I get Watcher’s point about how Hook’s storyline for the past few seasons is all about Emma. Take Emma away and what purpose does Hook have? Neverland should’ve been Hook’s time to shine and showcase his “hidden depths” from what we saw in season 2. Instead he was just “there”. Neverland was such a wasted opportunity.

Hook’s actions were whitewashed quite a bit, especially in comparison to Regina’s and Rumple’s misdeeds, and this was the fault of the writing. The writers got lazy and only this season have they started putting the effort in.