I had a thought which may upset some CS/Hook fans, so reader be warned. What if Zelena has a test? Whoever agrees to cast a new curse will get to return to Emma. She poses that same test to Hook and to Neal. Neal, while very tempted, turns down Zelena’s offer because no matter how much he loves his son and Emma, he doesn’t want to condemn everyone else in FTL to another curse. Then, Zelana offers the same thing to Hook: help her cast a curse and in exchange he gets to Emma in NYC. Hook, who’s never been shy of making deals for self-interests, takes the offer. We still don’t know the “how” or “when” Hook ended up in NYC. What if that is how? O__O
"That’s how you know you’ve really got a home. When you leave it, there’s this feeling that you can’t shake. You just miss it." Neal Cassidy