Reply To: Emma + Baelfire = Swanfire

[kfchimera]

I hope it is a misdirect. There is so much story left to unfold.  I see it over and again from people that “oh I’m ready to love Hook, he just has to stop being bad!”–so it is a very low standard that he doesn’t need to be  a nice guy or even a hero, he just has to stop being an overly bad guy that threatens our favorite characters, but for Neal? Nothing ever seems to be enough, like whatever he does, people are like “that’s it? ” He doesn’t agree with the Charmings, in fact, disagrees politely with them about giving up on Emma, and to read the latest Screwball post, she thinks he just gave up.  He needs more screen time and more of his side of things told if fans are ever to sort of root for him, and the more the story sidelines him, the more I feel like the writers actually don’t want the audience to connect with Neal.  I hope I’m wrong, and that there will be plenty of scenes of Neal showing him in a positive light, doing things–even if perhaps he gets kidnapped or trapped or something Damsel-in-distress-ish, I want it to be the kind of thing that seems like it is building sympathy for him I suppose.     I saw the sneak and I didn’t think Hook sounded peevish about it, just supportive, especially in contrast to Leroy’s blunt assessment said so uncaringly (but hey he’s Grumpy).  So I don’t know maybe they are just running with the idea that Hook is now a sweetheart and he loves Bae but can’t help but love Emma, and who knows from there.  I will root for Neal and I hope they don’t throw him under the bus, ruin his character and have him doing bad things to make Hook look even better but at this point I don’t have the faith I used to have they wouldn’t do such bad writing as that.